Component Objectives, Strategy, Target Population, Gender & Environmental Issues

Component Objectives

Main Objectives: The main objective of the reformulated tea component is to increase poor rural households’ income in a sustainable manner through the development and promotion of tea as well as to strengthen their capacities.

Specific Objectives: The specific objectives of the new component include: (a) maximization of the quality and value of tea products with a specific focus on ‘thé villageois’ (tea produced on smallholders’ home gardens); (b) facilitation of the participation of poor women head of household in the tea development activities and, (c) developing efficient and democratically managed institutions regrouping smallholders and securing their full participation and empowerment in the tea industry.