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KTDA’s national aggregation model brings thousands of smallholder tea farmers under one shared structure so they can negotiate, grow and trade from a position of strength. Sudi Matara shares insights into how the system works, its successes and challenges.

James Montlake explores a practical attempt to address price volatility for smallholder tea farmers: small scale swaps markets

Suzy Garraghan and Frank Tanner of Taylors of Harrogate share how purpose-driven purchasing can support a fairer, more sustainable tea industry.

Kazi Yetu’s co-founder, Tahira Nizari, shares her experience of making a purpose-driven, vertically integrated speciality tea company profitable. Decent employment for women and enhancing smallholder farmers’ wellbeing are the driving force behind Kazi Yetu – and it also makes great business sense.

AMBA Tea’s co-founder Simon Bell explains how they succeeded in transforming a local economy by helping tea farmers to add value to their products, diversify their income and connect to international markets and high end tourism.

Dr Kathrin Gassert, Teekampagne’s Head of Business Development & Communication, describes its extraordinary origin story and demonstrates how the company’s unique trading model works to enhance value share, transparency and sustainability.

Sailesh Sharma explores the origins and journey of the small farmer association, Mineral Springs in Darjeeling, established by former workers on a closed tea estate.

J.John takes you inside the story of Grassroots Tea Corporation (GTC), a bold initiative in Assam, India, that is flipping the script. Formed by several hundred small-scale indigenous farmers, GTC shows what’s possible when producers join forces, build their own processing units and sell tea under their own brand: Equifarm Tea.