Producer Group: Tea Promoters of India (TPI), Sanjukta Vikas Cooperative
Region: Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
TPI has been a pioneer in bringing environmental and social reforms to the tea industry. TPI is a Darjeeling-based family operation that manages six organic, Fair Trade tea gardens. In addition, TPI is supporting small tea farmers and helping them to get access to the market and a fair price for their tea.
The Sanjukta Vikas Cooperative was one of the first small farming initiatives in the plantation heavy region of Darjeeling. The land that cooperative members live on was a tea plantation in the early part of the century but abandoned in the 1950s. The community has since depended mostly upon subsistence farming of corn, millet, potatoes and vegetables. Small local sales of ginger, cardamom and oranges provide some of their income. TPI has been working with the Sanjukta Vikas Cooperative to help them develop quality standards and market their tea.
Watch a video from TransFair's "Connect With Fair Trade" video contest, featuring Sanjukta Vikas:
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