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Indonesia will host the 21st Session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Or-
ganization's Intergovernmental Group on Tea Nov. 3-6 in Bandung, capital of West
Java province.
The smallholders working group, chaired by Indonesia,
includes representatives from Bangladesh, Burundi, India,
Iran Sri Lanka and Tanzania.
Rachmat Badruddin, chair of the Indonesia Tea Board,
leads the working group which acts as a forum for intergov-
ernmental consultation and exchange on trends in produc-
tion, consumption, trade and pricing.
In 2014 the UN Secretariat will send a questionnaire to
all member states seeking insights into smallholder conditions and conduct an analysis
of data as a foundation for a report on regulations and guidance for smallholders. The
group also hopes to assemble comparative studies from member nations on improving
the welfare of smallholders.
Learn more: www.fao.org
Indonesia Hosts FAO
IGG Tea Conference
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By Dan Bolton
