(PAST) Virtual Panel: Launching Farmer-Owned Tea Factories - Perspectives From Kenya, Nepal, and India

  Join us on Sunday, March 19 at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern for our virtual panel titled “Launching Farmer-Owned Tea Factories: Perspectives from Kenya, Nepal, and India.” In this lively and interactive 90-minute panel, our founder Raj will host the founders of two other North American companies that have collaborated with tea farmers to launch community-owned factories in Kenya and Nepal. They’ll talk about why they did it, what they’ve learned so far, and what comes next, both for their factories and for the global tea trade. Paul Bain, Tea Captain CEO at JusTea: Since 2012, Paul has been traveling back and forth to Kenya, helping establish Kenya’s first-ever farmer-direct tea factory with the Katah family in Nandi Hills. It has been quite the journey and he is excited to share it’s story with you! Nishchal Banskota, Founder of Nepal Tea Collective: Nish is a 2nd generation tea maker and the founder of Nepal Tea Collective which directly brings certified organic teas from Nepal to