Guardian Unlimited logo Guardian Unlimited 3 weeks ago

Tea farmers struggle for survival in fields of gold

tea plantation workers

The price of tea in UK supermarkets increased by 15% after droughts in India and Kenya. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

Related Topics:

  1. Goldman Sachs
  2. Cabinet Office
  3. George Soros

Related Articles

  1. Times of India logo
    Tea to get smart makeover to capture young market
    3 weeks ago

    KOLKATA: Tea board of India wants youth to prefer tea to coffee. Or for that matter, the board is keen on making tea the popular choice over soft-drinks and all other beverages. Full Article at Times of India

  2. Guardian Unlimited logo
    Fairtrade is the best hope for India's tea producers
    3 weeks ago

    The price of basic farm commodities has been hammered over the past 40 years, placing unbearable pressure on farmers. At the bottom of the food chain are smallholders. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

  3. Kenyan Tea Board keen on e-auction
    3 weeks ago

    KOLKATA: A four-member team of officials involved with the Kenyan tea industry, made a two-day visit to India to hold discussions on various aspects of the functioning of the Indian tea industry showing particular interest in e-auction, costs of... Full Article at The Hindu

  4. AME Info logo
    Green tea and antioxidants to be showcased at Dubai Tea Health World Congress
    3 weeks ago

    Dubai Tea Health World Congress will be held in December 3 & 4 at Shangri-La, in Dubai. This event also includes a satellite symposium "Tea extracts as a future drug?" to explore the potential applications of tea and its extracts to treat many diseases. Full Article at AME Info

View all Related Articles »

Related Quotes

  1. We want tea waste to be monitored. Some unscrupulous producers are procuring tea waste illegally and reprocessing it. As many gardens are emphasizing on quality and resorting to fine plucking, the stipulation of 2% waste can be lowered.
    SOURCE: Economic Times 1 month ago
  2. Guwahati tea auction centre will move over to 100% e-auctioning of CTC variety of tea from January next year. Currently 100% e-auctioning of tea in dust variety takes place. We are also initiating a method for grading and qualification by third party.
    SOURCE: Economic Times 1 month ago
(What's this?)
  1. Are you a Publisher?

    We built Daylife.com using our SmartMedia Services platform, which can give you thousands of content-rich, advertiser-friendly pages (like this one) on any topic and with full editorial control. Learn More »

    Our Customers
    prev
    next
  2. Our Products
    Daylife Select

    A point & click tool to create dynamic content portals. Learn More »

  3. Daylife API

    Unlimited smart, customizable content to suit any publisher. Learn More »

  4. Enterprise API

    Use the Daylife Platform to distribute content across your sites. Learn More »

  5. SmartContext

    Weave the web's best content into your own. Learn More »

Browse More Photos

Daylife is the web's largest archive of news photos

  1. British actor Ben Kingsley (R) and his wife Daniela pose for a picture during their visit at the historic Taj Mahal in the northern Indian city of Agra December 2, 2009.
  2. A Rwandan soldier talks to his radio-call inside their camp during exercise Amani Carana in Hol Hol 40km (24.8 miles) southeast of Djibouti, December 2, 2009.
  3. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 29: 2008 Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya and Collis Birmingham of Australia lead the Elite male athletes race away from the starting line during the Australian Road Running Championships and Great Australian Run at Albert Park on November 29, 2009...

Cast of Characters

  1. Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs
  2. Cabinet Office
  3. George Soros George Soros
  4. Nestle Nestle