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tabling member constituency	Blaydon
min answer date	2024-01-11
answer › is ministerial correction	false
ddp created	2024-01-05T15:04:11.117Z
max question first answered	2024-02-19T15:51:08.427Z

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Tea: Production

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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the UK's commitment to Sustainable Development Goals 8, 8.7 and 15, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the (a) working conditions and (b) incomes of smallholder tea producers; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of prices for green leaf sales on the incomes of smallholder tea producers.

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Blaydon

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Liz Twist

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is ministerial correction

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11/01/2024

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The UK improves the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across agrifood sectors through our multilateral and bilateral programmes, including regular global donor coordination.Our work with Wood Foundation Africa increases Rwandan smallholder tea production, creating jobs and increasing incomes. Our "Work opportunities for Women" programme enables Kenyan women tea smallholders to apply more climate-adaptive techniques. In Malawi, UK's CASA programme enabled  tea out-growers and their associations to better exercise their rights with large tea estates.The International Development White Paper restates our commitment to accelerating progress towards all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It includes UK support to tackling modern slavery by promoting raised standards overseas.

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Sutton Coldfield

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Mr Andrew Mitchell

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11/01/2024 09:01:11

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