Principles For A Sustainable Tea Network

To create a sustainable network that will transform tea into a "hero" crop, the sector needs to work collaboratively to apply the five (5) principles;

a) Empower Producers : Improve their skills so that they can create their livelihood and take more ownership of the chain

b) Restorative : Produced using sustainable methods so that the production and processing does not degrade the soils, biodiversity and water. A hero crop should replenishing soils, increasing biodiversity and minimise the use of water, energy, fertilizers and pesticides going beyond the field where tea is grown to examine its impacts on the wider community and environment.

c) Resilient value chain : able to collectively manage its risks, particularly from climate change.

d) Sustainable Market Mechanisms : Provide wider sustainability outcomes than just financial ones. How risk is managed and liquidity and the investment in the sector.

e) Connected With Consumers : Consumers know where and how their tea is produced

from:
The future of Tea : A Hero Crop for 2030 / Forum for the Future.