Caption
23 May 2022 - International Tea Day 2022: Celebrating tea around the world, from field to cup. Composite photo from left: Moderator Kimberly Sullivan, FAO Communications Coordinator?reening of International Tea Day 2022 Video; QU Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Former President of Mauritius and biodiversity scientist; Carlos Cherniak, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Argentina to the Rome-based UN Agencies; GUANG Defu, Permanent Representative of China; Neena Malhotra, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to FAO; A representative of India Tea Board; Kemilembe Kafanabo, director of regulatory services of Tea Board of Tanzania; Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General; Sharon Hall, Chief Executive, UK Tea & Infusion Association; YU Lu, Deputy President, China Chamber of Commerce; Charles?nagene, Regional manager Kenya Tea Development Agency, Zbigniew (Zibi) Lewicki, Chief R&D and Sustainability Officer, ekaterra, Dilhan Fernando, CEO, Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company; Marco Bertona, President, Italy Tea & Infusion Association; Boubaker Ben-Belhassenirector, Markets and Trade Division, FAO.
Background information
Tea can play a key role both in bringing people together and as an engine of economic recovery, particularly for many low-income countries. But there's an urgent need to reflect on how to bring improvements to the sector and the livelihoods it represents and to overcome the challenges of sustainability and market price volatility.
