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The Malawi Tea 2020 partnership brings together the organisations who can deliver the change to achieve a competitive and profitable Malawian tea industry. A sustainable industry must enable workers to earn a living wage and smallholders to earn a living income.

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Pillar 1: A profitable estate sector

The Malawian tea estate sector has continuously invested in production systems to move towards higher quality tea and to diversify estate’s activities.

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Pillar 1: A profitable estate sector
Pillar 2: A motivated workforce with better opportunities for women

Promoting gender equality is a priority under the Malawi Tea 2020 programme. TAML and tea producers have been addressing issues of sexual harassment and discrimination by increasing employee’s awareness and understanding of their rights.

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Pillar 2: A motivated workforce with better opportunities for women
Pillar 3: A living wage for workers

Worker wages are set through the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), and the wages are assessed by an independent wages committee, highlighting the gap with the living wage after computing the living wage threshold.

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Pillar 3: A living wage for workers
Pillar 4: A profitable smallholder sector

The Malawi Tea 2020 programme implements strategies that enable smallholders to have a more sustainable income. This could be through better agricultural practices and land management, diversification of their income base, or business skills development.

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Pillar 4: A profitable smallholder sector
Pillar 5: An energy efficient and environmentally sustainable industry

The programme supported the industry on climate change adaptation, tree production, beekeeping, and increased availability of fuel efficient cookstoves. In addition, a multi-stakeholder Mulanje landscape initiative has started.

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Pillar 5: An energy efficient and environmentally sustainable industry