The Asia Tea Alliance (ATA) meeting and Asia International Tea Summit 2024 brought together industry leaders, apex associations, and Tea Boards from Asia’s major tea-producing nations, convened by Solidaridad Asia and the Indian Tea Association to champion a sustainable and equitable tea industry.
The Sri Lankan delegation included Tharagani Wickremasinghe, Additional Secretary (Policy and Operations) at the Ministry of Plantation Industries, Dr. Roshan Rajadurai, Managing Director of Hayleys PLC, Sujanthi Mayadunne, Director General (Policy), Saman Rathnayaka, Deputy General Manager of the Tea Small Holdings Development Authority, Dave Maurice, Director of the Nucleus Foundation, and Consultant Yajith De Silva.