May, 2025

ETP India Forum

20 - 21 November 2025

ETP will hold its annual Tea Forum in India from 20 to 21 November 2025 in Guwahati, India, in association with Tea Vision

PROGRAMME: 

  • Tea Forum 20 & 21 November 2025 in Guwahati, India 


ETP is delighted to announce that our annual Tea Forum will take place on 20th and 21st November 2025 in Guwahati, India, in collaboration with Tea Vision.

Held in India for the second time, the forum will bring together key stakeholders to foster dialogue, build technical knowledge, and chart a collective way forward. Building on the insights from the India Tea Roundtable 2023, it will offer stakeholders an opportunity to join action-orientated discussions about: sustainable supply chains, climate resilience, responsible business models, and policies that ensure a thriving, socially just, and environmentally sustainable tea sector.

Attendees will include ETP member companies, producer companies, government representatives, civil society organisations, and industry experts. An agenda can be found below and details of the field visit are attached.

Prior to the forum, we are also offering our members an opportunity to visit a number of Tea Estates in Assam. This visit will provide a unique opportunity to gain first-hand insights into the complexities and innovations of the tea supply chain through immersive, on-the-ground field experiences at leading tea estates in Assam.   

Agenda
  • 16 November 2025

    ETP members and staff arrive in Assam / Guwahati by early afternoon / evening.

     

    ETP has organised a block booking at a local Guwahati hotel and can provide interested members with details on how to book at a reduced rate.

  • 17 November 2025

    ETP will organise transportation to visit the Dekorai Tea Estate in the morning followed by an afternoon visit to the Addabarie Tea Estate.

     

    Evening – Dinner hosted by ETP.

     

    ETP has organised a block booking at a local hotel. ETP can provide interested members with details on how to book.

  • 18 November 2025

    ETP will organise transportation to for an all day visit at the Dejoo Tea Estate.

     

    ETP will organise transportation to return to the hotel and can provide interested members with details on how to book at a reduced rate.

  • 19 November 2025

    ETP will host a lunch at the hotel or en route to the ETP India Forum location.

     

    Separately, ETP will convene the Global Tea Coalition meeting (invitation only).

  • 20 November 2025

    ETP India Tea Forum: Day 1

     

    • 08:30 – Registration and tea
    • 09:30 – Welcome and agenda setting
    • 09:35 – Keynotes – the global and Indian context
    • 10:00 – Session 1: Rebalancing the price equation: Towards fair value for all
    • 11:05 – Tea break
    • 11:30 – Session 2: Simplifying transparency and sustainability: India’s unified approach
    • 12:30 – Lunch
    • 13:30 – Session 3: Certification – topic to be confirmed
    • 14:30 – Session 4: Addressing climate impact in Indian tea: how to adapt, collaborate and innovate
    • 15:15 – Tea break
    • 15:35 – Session 3 resumes
    • 16:20 – Closing address
    • 16:30 – Free time
    • 17:00-19:00 – Drinks reception

     

  • 21 November 2025

    ETP India Tea Forum: Day 2

     

    • 08:30 – Registration and tea
    • 09:30 – Session 1: From margins to mainstream: A new future for Small Tea Growers
    • 10:30 – Session 2: Workers, women, youth: leading India’s tea future
    • 11:10 –  Tea break
    • 11:30 – Session 2 resumes
    • 12:45 – Closing session: working towards our shared vision
    • 13:30 – Concluding remarks
    • 13:40 – Lunch

To request further information about the event or to register your interest please email: info@etp-global.org