The Malawian tea estate sector has continuously invested in production systems to move towards higher quality tea and to diversify estate’s activities. There are clear areas of progress with regard to sustainable procurement practices.
Key Achievements
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USD 14.1 MillionInvested by producers
for productivity, quality, replanting, factories, irrigation, diversification Tea estate producing higher quality teas
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All
coalition buyers used the Sustainable Procurement Model
All coalition buyers have reported - in their buyer assessments with Oxfam and IDH - making some use of the model
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66%
more tea volume sourced
Coalition buyers sourcing 66% more tea volume from Malawi since the start of the programme
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1st
Innovative finance deal
for long-term investments in irrigation and product quality
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Buyer Assessment 2020
