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2050 Sustainable Development Goals, and what about energy?
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Fellow sufferers… Women’s empowermentRead moreLocked down! There are nearly three billion of us now confined to our homes to protect ourselves from COVID-19, which is raging across the globe… what about us, you and them?
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Empowerment of womenRead moreLe 8 mars, c’est la journée internationale des droits de la femme, l’occasion de rappeler qu’il faut travailler pour cette cause tous les autres jours de l’année…
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Miki Komaki, an organic tea producer in Japan's storyRead moreLike him, I was trained as a producer but I continue to attend trainings because we have to adapt to natural changes every year. When I am not in our shop, I meet other women tea producers and we talk a lot about our profession... My work is very important to me, it makes me grow and living among the tea trees brings me a great deal of serenity.
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The story of Azuka, a producer of organic tea in JapanRead moreI am Asuka Kumada, I live in Kagoshima and my family has been producing teas for 50 years. I'm only 31 but I have learned the profession and have been working in tea for 11 years.
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Sencha Matcha: a story in its own rightRead moreThe island of Kyushu, in the far south of Japan, is regarded as the cradle of Japanese civilisation and tea culture, as it was here that, in the 12th century, the monk Eisai planted the first tea bushes in Japan, which he had brought back from China. The fertile volcanic soils (Kyushu is known as the ‘Land of Fire’) and the intense sunshine have enabled the production of remarkable teas since the Meiji period in the 19th century.
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The secret of jasmine-scented tea (Mo Li Hua Cha)Read moreIn China, jasmine tea (Mo Li Hua Cha) is said to be the oldest of the flower teas and to have been developed under the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Our Mo Li Hua Cha is made according to an age-old tradition; a layer of tea leaves is spread out on a tarpaulin, and on top of them a layer of jasmine flowers is added, followed by another layer of tea and then 30 to 40 cm of jasmine buds. The heat given off by the flowers packed between the layers of tea accelerates the opening of the buds which...
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Fair For Life supply chain for organic rooibos from South AfricaRead moreDuring my trip in April 2019, I had the opportunity to meet the teams behind the Fair For Life (FFL) project. Despite the post-apartheid government’s efforts to reduce poverty by investing heavily in social and infrastructure programmes, the situation remains very difficult for African communities (a very high unemployment rate, a large proportion of the population lacking access to housing, education and healthcare, and 48 per cent living below the poverty line).
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The magic of roses in Provence … shoot!Read more8 o'clock in the morning, daybreak, the atmosphere is still a little misty and we're off to the hills around Grasse. After a few bends on a winding road and a couple of houses, we arrive in the middle of a field of roses whose petals are still covered with morning dew. As we get out of the car, we are swept away by the heady scent of May roses.
