I am an ordinary farmer learning to market our tea crop without middlemen so that I can retain in my country the earnings which are taken away by traders, leaving us poor. My earnings are shared with my workers and the wider community and reinvested to make tea a sustainable industry. I have made it my duty to extend a helping hand to others and the community. If we
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A Cup of Kindness
learn to care and share with others, we will spread happiness, not create envy. If we learn to share our wealth, our world will be a far happier place for all. Merrill J Fernando
The
story of Merrill J Fernando’s Dilmah Tea Company is one that impresses and inspires, encourages and heartens. It is
a story of determination and tenacity, of unfailing vision and unwavering
The Story of Dilmah Tea
