PA urges all stakeholders to work towards a fair deal for Ceylon Tea Source:Island The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) marked International Tea Day, with a call to all policymakers and stakeholders to take a holistic and practical approach ensuring a sustainable way forward for the industry, while ensuring that producers of Pure Ceylon Tea are given a fair deal. In alignment with the theme of this year’s International Tea Day celebration: “Tea and Fair Trade”, the PA called on the entire trade – including all Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), as well as the State-owned and smallholder sectors and factory owners, traders, exporters– to focus on enhancements across the supply chain, in order to carve out a sustainable way forward for the sector. ...

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