Christians urged to stir up a storm in a tea cup

Churches, development groups and advocacy organisations are today urged to brew up a head of steam over the way Britain’s favourite drink, a beverage popular throughout the world, is made and sold – and who benefits.

Campaigners say the price of tea has been falling steadily in all producing countries and it is the global brands and supermarkets that benefit from the lower prices, while poor tea farmers producers suffer and their markets are eroded.

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