Sustainable Livelihood for Small Tea Growers through CSR
Abbreviations
6
Competitiveness of New Model in Tea Sector
Glossary
7
73
Preface – Liesbeth Unger
11
Cost of Production of Green Leaf for Small Growers
Foreword – Viraf Mehta
13
Bought Leaf Factories
74
Floor Prices at Gardens
78
Introduction The problems of small tea growers
15
Price Mechanism at Auctions
78
PiC and small tea growers
17
Objectives and Methodology
18
Adulteration and Formation of Quality in Various Stages of the Value Chain
81
Methodology
18
Overview of Chapters
19
Supply/Demand of Tea at Different Localities
83
Indian Tea Industry - Pattern and Growth Overview of the Tea Industry in India
24
CSR and Tea Sector
87
Trend of Production
25
CSR and Small Tea Growers
89
Export of Tea - Variations and Growth
26
Workers Rights - Focus area of CSR
90
Domestic Consumption
28
Indian Tea Industry and the ‘Crisis’
31
The Business Case for Integrating CSR Practices in the Small Tea Holdings
91
Ethical Trade Initiative and Fair Trade
94
India’s Small Tea Sector Small Tea Growers in India
33
Fair Trade Practices
94
Productivity of Small Tea Gardens
34
Consumer Preference and Participation in CSR
96
Economics of Small Tea Growers in India Small Tea Growers in Coonoor, TN
38
CSR and Trade Initiatives
99
Small Growers in Idukki, Kerala
44
Small Growers in West Bengal
52
Initiatives from Small Tea Growers in India
101
Small Growers in Assam
60
Value Chain and Small Tea Growers Value Chain and Tea Sector
4
Corporate Social Responsibility and Small Tea Sector
66
Policy Recommendations and Feasible Intervention Points Notes
111