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As Mana looks forward to 2017, we see a lot that we want to accomplish. This includes a lot of business goals (develop 3 new tea blends) and travel dreams (Israel!). But what really gets us going are our sustainability goals. Check them out below! Goal 1: Plant 25 Hectares of new organic tea in Chota Tingrai tea estate   New organic tea plantings at Chota Tingrai Tea Estate Mana has converted over 75 Hectares of tea into organic over the last 4 years. Last year, our customers only had one request—more tea! To meet the growing demand, Mana is...

Mana beyond Tea An Adavasi Farming Community in Madhya Pradesh In the heart of India, where the sun beats down the strongest, where long summers await the increasingly unfaithful monsoons, millions of people try to scratch out a living out of rocky soil. In the most remote villages, on the most marginal lands, live the Adavasi tribes. These peoples settled in the Indus plains even before the Aryans arrived in the Indian Subcontinent. Because of their remoteness and poverty, Adavasis have very little access to markets, technological advancements, and other forms of development assistance.   While in America Mana Organics means...

 “At 11:29 PM you had 2500 INR in your wallet. At 12.00 AM you had 5 pieces of paper.” If you follow the Indian news, then you have heard about demonetization- the sudden removal of 1000 and 500 Indian currency (INR) notes, or 76 percent of the currency, from economy.  This has had huge impacts, both good and bad. Every Indian has debates the merits and costs of the move. Their only certainty: that the Indian economy will never be the same. On this blog, Mana provides an on the ground view of developing a social business in India. Because...