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  • 2013.11.14 at 3:56 pm in reply to: Small tea farmers in China #10073
    Ctran
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    @Manila and @Leo: 

    Different culture, different work ethics/style. Unfortunately I’ve also experienced this, when hired a guide/driver in Vietnam. Nobody says no 🙂 “Do you know how to get to the moon?” “Yes, hire me!”
    Back to business.I always though merchants are important part of tea business e.g. I buy tea from a farmer and sell it to consumers, wouldn’t that make me a merchant. Aren’t you Leo also a merchant? Merchants or/and distributors know how to sell the tea, which the farmers may not be capable of. Selling/marketing is another skillset needed in tea business. Sorry for stating the obvious, but I’m trying to point out that merchants are a necessity in tea business. Of course, we would like to have a merchant with passion for tea and their business practice benefits the farmer too. 

    I agree with you @Leo sourcing and discovering great teas is part of the charm. 

    @Hokusai One step at a time. There are many people working to help farmers in all over the world. We all help by buying better tea produced with pride and care.
    2013.11.12 at 4:23 pm in reply to: Small tea farmers in China #10068
    Ctran
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    @Hokusai We all do our best to support small farmers. Personally I like chinese green tea so I’ll be looking farmers from there. Helping them is by no means off from other farmers. 

    2013.11.11 at 10:13 am in reply to: Small tea farmers in China #10066
    Ctran
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    Thanks @Leo! Lots of useful insight. Good point that those who needs the help most are the most difficult to reach. And I think most of them have already given up their farm. Hopefully we will find the remaining. How about hiring somebody in there to look for you? Any places e.g. Universities tea agricultural studies department, where could I find them?

    Quality is important and is the main selling point. This is not charity, people buy their teas because it’s better than mass produced. 
    2013.11.10 at 11:28 am in reply to: Small tea farmers in China #10062
    Ctran
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    @Leo: Thanks for the insight. I think it mostly answered my second post 🙂


    Do you mean basically connecting with farmers is just trial and error? Where should I start in finding them? How did you Leo found your supplier at the beginning? From tea markets?
    2013.11.10 at 11:17 am in reply to: Small tea farmers in China #10061
    Ctran
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    Interesting…how do the good differs from those who went bankrupt? How did they survive? Are they better at marketing their teas e.g. they’ve found new distribution channels like Taobao, or are their quality so much better that people are willing to pay the price they ask? 

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