Tea
Overview
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The salient issues in the tea sector are (in the order of saliency):
Root causes
Background data on tea (*Global Volume / **Fairtrade Volume)
Largest producer countries*
- India (26.3%)
- China (9.6%)
- Indonesia (6.8%)
- Brazil (5.5%)
- Ecuador (5%)
- Others (46.8%)
Dominant production model*
Global production*
Fairtrade certified producer organisations**
105
Data from 2022. Updated in March 2024.
Fairtrade certifiable production**
181,000
metric tonnes, 2022. Updated in March 2024.
Farmers and workers in Fairtrade organisations**
409,000
Data from 2022. Updated in March 2024.
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