Laurent: Farmer 1
Starting growing tea: 2007
Tea field: 0.8 hectares
Wants: An iPhone and an olive tree
Before growing tea, Laurent grew plantain and potatoes and traded them in local markets.
Everything I have is because of tea...
Gianpierre and Cartas: Farmers 4 & 5
Started growing tea: 2018
Tea field: 0.4 hectares
Wants: More land for more tea!
We met Gianpierre, Cartas, and baby Brighten during our first visit to Rugabano. Gianpierre tells us how everything he has he has bought with tea!
Are you ready yet?
Emaunel & Lucie - Farmers 2 & 3
Part 2
In March 2023, we visited smallholder tea farmers Emanuel and Lucie at Rugabano in Rwanda for the second time. They updated us on how tea growing was going for them.
Be your own boss
Emanuel & Lucie: Farmers 2 & 3 | Part 1
Became tea farmers: 2018
Tea field: 0.8 hectares
Wants: more tea buyers! More land for tea. To renovate their home.
From working away from the family, to being their own bosses, Emmanuel and Lucie tell us about life before and after tea farming.
FOR YOU, A BETTER CUPPA.
FOR THE FARMER, A BETTER PRICE.
FOR YOU, A BETTER CUPPA.
FOR THE FARMER, A BETTER PRICE.
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