Jini Thomas, Author at EastMojo

Assam

Small growers, rural women entrepreneurs take tea to new audiences at BIOFACH India

by Jini Thomas August 16, 2026August 20, 2026

Visitors to BIOFACH India 2026 got a chance to taste teas made by Small Tea Growers (STGs) and Rural Women Entrepreneurs (RWEs) at Stall M19, where Grassroots Tea showcased its products. The RWEs in Karbi Anglong are part of the Udyamini programme implemented by Transform Trade. The initiative empowers women from small tea-grower households to be entrepreneurs […]

Assam

Washed Away, Rebuilt, Repeated: How Assam’s floods exposed Men Kathar’s lifeline

by Jini Thomas August 4, 2026August 5, 2026

Rural Women Entrepreneurs (RWEs) of Karbi Anglong district in Assam hand-rolling Artisanal Green Tea leaves

News

How Karbi women tea growers are building climate resilience, one leaf at a time

by Jini Thomas June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Assam

How International Tea Day became a global movement

by Jini Thomas May 30, 2026May 30, 2026

From plantation protests to the UN: How the International Tea Day has evolved

by Jini Thomas May 21, 2026May 22, 2026

Assam

Karbi Anglong’s women tea producers are signalling a market breakthrough: Here’s how

by Jini Thomas March 5, 2026March 5, 2026