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well this is fermented tea leaves that
well this is fermented tea leaves that people in the northern Thailand use for
people in the northern Thailand use for
people in the northern Thailand use for eating yes this is the same leaf sand is
eating yes this is the same leaf sand is
eating yes this is the same leaf sand is from the same plant as the tea we
from the same plant as the tea we
from the same plant as the tea we normally use for drinking this you know
normally use for drinking this you know
normally use for drinking this you know what it is now the drinking tea I guess
what it is now the drinking tea I guess
what it is now the drinking tea I guess so
so
so please remember this because this is an
please remember this because this is an
please remember this because this is an air heritage from ancient heritage from
air heritage from ancient heritage from
air heritage from ancient heritage from northern Thailand that can provide to
northern Thailand that can provide to
northern Thailand that can provide to save the forest here in this region I’ll
save the forest here in this region I’ll
save the forest here in this region I’ll be working with tea since 1994 when a
be working with tea since 1994 when a
be working with tea since 1994 when a good friend of mine and my team enter
good friend of mine and my team enter
good friend of mine and my team enter convinced me to open up a tea shop in
convinced me to open up a tea shop in
convinced me to open up a tea shop in Madrid in Spain and about 15 years ago I
Madrid in Spain and about 15 years ago I
Madrid in Spain and about 15 years ago I came to Thailand to source ceramic
came to Thailand to source ceramic
came to Thailand to source ceramic teapots at that time I didn’t have a
teapots at that time I didn’t have a
teapots at that time I didn’t have a clue that Thailand was growing tea not
clue that Thailand was growing tea not
clue that Thailand was growing tea not until a friend of mine who today also is
until a friend of mine who today also is
until a friend of mine who today also is also my business partner mr. Vora convo
also my business partner mr. Vora convo
also my business partner mr. Vora convo phu he told me so but i was not sure
phu he told me so but i was not sure
phu he told me so but i was not sure because i never heard about tea from
because i never heard about tea from
because i never heard about tea from thailand i heard about tea from india
thailand i heard about tea from india
thailand i heard about tea from india from Sri Lanka from China even from
from Sri Lanka from China even from
from Sri Lanka from China even from Russia but never about tea from Thailand
Russia but never about tea from Thailand
Russia but never about tea from Thailand so he wanted to show me so it took me to
so he wanted to show me so it took me to
so he wanted to show me so it took me to the local market here in Chiang Mai
the local market here in Chiang Mai
the local market here in Chiang Mai world market and he shows me this does
world market and he shows me this does
world market and he shows me this does it look like tea does it so still I was
it look like tea does it so still I was
it look like tea does it so still I was not very sure so it told me ok I take
not very sure so it told me ok I take
not very sure so it told me ok I take you up to the mountain I show you the
you up to the mountain I show you the
you up to the mountain I show you the plant so it took me out to the mountain
plant so it took me out to the mountain
plant so it took me out to the mountain and it was the tea plant but this was
and it was the tea plant but this was
and it was the tea plant but this was growing in the forest I was amazed
growing in the forest I was amazed
growing in the forest I was amazed because was so different from all the
because was so different from all the
because was so different from all the other tea plantations I’ve seen around
other tea plantations I’ve seen around
other tea plantations I’ve seen around the world did you know these kind of
the world did you know these kind of
the world did you know these kind of small green beautiful bushes grows
small green beautiful bushes grows
small green beautiful bushes grows nice fields as all but this tea
nice fields as all but this tea
nice fields as all but this tea was growing in its natural habitat
was growing in its natural habitat
was growing in its natural habitat together with all the other trees well
together with all the other trees well
together with all the other trees well we continue our journey in the northern
we continue our journey in the northern
we continue our journey in the northern Thailand traveling around and I saw
Thailand traveling around and I saw
Thailand traveling around and I saw these kind of bare mountains without a
these kind of bare mountains without a
these kind of bare mountains without a need so much trees so completely without
need so much trees so completely without
need so much trees so completely without any trees and oh and I started to think
any trees and oh and I started to think
any trees and oh and I started to think about this deforestation and also about
about this deforestation and also about
about this deforestation and also about this tea that I my friend just have
this tea that I my friend just have
this tea that I my friend just have showed me inside the forest so I thought
showed me inside the forest so I thought
showed me inside the forest so I thought this was my profession so I thought wow
this was my profession so I thought wow
this was my profession so I thought wow it would be cool to make tea from for
it would be cool to make tea from for
it would be cool to make tea from for drinking from this tea plantation in the
drinking from this tea plantation in the
drinking from this tea plantation in the forest but I went back to Spain and it
forest but I went back to Spain and it
forest but I went back to Spain and it took many years and about five years ago
took many years and about five years ago
took many years and about five years ago I met a very important tea professional
I met a very important tea professional
I met a very important tea professional here in Chiang Mai and she introduced me
here in Chiang Mai and she introduced me
here in Chiang Mai and she introduced me to other tea professionals and tea
to other tea professionals and tea
to other tea professionals and tea farmers and they say yeah it’s ok you
farmers and they say yeah it’s ok you
farmers and they say yeah it’s ok you can do that we do it already so then I
can do that we do it already so then I
can do that we do it already so then I got the idea of being able to produce
got the idea of being able to produce
got the idea of being able to produce tea only from Thailand but forest
tea only from Thailand but forest
tea only from Thailand but forest friendly so why is the deforestation as
friendly so why is the deforestation as
friendly so why is the deforestation as or why is it so bad this is a example
or why is it so bad this is a example
or why is it so bad this is a example from Nam Province here in Thailand
from Nam Province here in Thailand
from Nam Province here in Thailand probably people who lives in Thailand
probably people who lives in Thailand
probably people who lives in Thailand probably read about it or saw it on
probably read about it or saw it on
probably read about it or saw it on television in this problem in Nam here
television in this problem in Nam here
television in this problem in Nam here luckily this is not how most of the
luckily this is not how most of the
luckily this is not how most of the mountain looks like up here in northern
mountain looks like up here in northern
mountain looks like up here in northern Thailand but if we don’t take care maybe
Thailand but if we don’t take care maybe
Thailand but if we don’t take care maybe this is how they can look like in the
this is how they can look like in the
this is how they can look like in the future and this is not the future we
future and this is not the future we
future and this is not the future we want is it we all seen this in our
want is it we all seen this in our
want is it we all seen this in our school books I think everybody saw it in
school books I think everybody saw it in
school books I think everybody saw it in their school books we learn this but did
their school books we learn this but did
their school books we learn this but did we learn from it even if you live in a
we learn from it even if you live in a
we learn from it even if you live in a condo in the center of Bangkok you need
condo in the center of Bangkok you need
condo in the center of Bangkok you need the forest because the forest it
the forest because the forest it
the forest because the forest it provides the oxygen for you to breathe
provides the oxygen for you to breathe
provides the oxygen for you to breathe it cleans the air for all the pollution
it cleans the air for all the pollution
it cleans the air for all the pollution that we are throwing out it gives us
that we are throwing out it gives us
that we are throwing out it gives us biodiversity and it gives us a rain and
biodiversity and it gives us a rain and
biodiversity and it gives us a rain and keeps the
keeps the
keeps the the water that we need to survive so
the water that we need to survive so
the water that we need to survive so what can t do to to save forests who to
what can t do to to save forests who to
what can t do to to save forests who to help the forest no I’m not coming to
help the forest no I’m not coming to
help the forest no I’m not coming to that yet
that yet
that yet first I have to tell you a little bit
first I have to tell you a little bit
first I have to tell you a little bit about the deforestation the
about the deforestation the
about the deforestation the deforestation is not new it’s been going
deforestation is not new it’s been going
deforestation is not new it’s been going on for a long time in colonial times the
on for a long time in colonial times the
on for a long time in colonial times the Europeans came here and took a lot of
Europeans came here and took a lot of
Europeans came here and took a lot of teak woods from this forest and they
teak woods from this forest and they
teak woods from this forest and they came out to build teak wood for
came out to build teak wood for
came out to build teak wood for shipbuilding ships and or make furniture
shipbuilding ships and or make furniture
shipbuilding ships and or make furniture for their homes and so on the Thai
for their homes and so on the Thai
for their homes and so on the Thai government had tried to do many things
government had tried to do many things
government had tried to do many things to stop this but still illegal logging
to stop this but still illegal logging
to stop this but still illegal logging is going on on top of that to the 50s of
is going on on top of that to the 50s of
is going on on top of that to the 50s of sick and 60s due to instability
sick and 60s due to instability
sick and 60s due to instability instability and wars in neighboring
instability and wars in neighboring
instability and wars in neighboring countries there was a massive
countries there was a massive
countries there was a massive immigration coming here the population
immigration coming here the population
immigration coming here the population tripled within 50 years so this of
tripled within 50 years so this of
tripled within 50 years so this of course caused a lot of cutting trees and
course caused a lot of cutting trees and
course caused a lot of cutting trees and build houses and they also need food so
build houses and they also need food so
build houses and they also need food so a lot of more agriculture these
a lot of more agriculture these
a lot of more agriculture these mountains I also yes but it also started
mountains I also yes but it also started
mountains I also yes but it also started industrial farming in this mountain for
industrial farming in this mountain for
industrial farming in this mountain for crops such as rubber corn and fruit
crops such as rubber corn and fruit
crops such as rubber corn and fruit production all this have put the forest
production all this have put the forest
production all this have put the forest in a northern Thailand in a little bit
in a northern Thailand in a little bit
in a northern Thailand in a little bit of danger so now I come to what tea can
of danger so now I come to what tea can
of danger so now I come to what tea can do to save this forest but first to
do to save this forest but first to
do to save this forest but first to answer that question I have to first
answer that question I have to first
answer that question I have to first show you a little bit about the history
show you a little bit about the history
show you a little bit about the history of the tea plant today as I said before
of the tea plant today as I said before
of the tea plant today as I said before the tea grows in these beautiful tea
the tea grows in these beautiful tea
the tea grows in these beautiful tea plantations they are very efficient you
plantations they are very efficient you
plantations they are very efficient you can pick a lot of tea in quickly and
can pick a lot of tea in quickly and
can pick a lot of tea in quickly and very quick and in some plantation you
very quick and in some plantation you
very quick and in some plantation you can also pick with machine this
can also pick with machine this
can also pick with machine this efficiency and also produce fantastic
efficiency and also produce fantastic
efficiency and also produce fantastic tea and these efficient plantation are
tea and these efficient plantation are
tea and these efficient plantation are very important because tea is the second
very important because tea is the second
very important because tea is the second most consumed drink in the world of the
most consumed drink in the world of the
most consumed drink in the world of the water so we have to pick a lot of tea to
water so we have to pick a lot of tea to
water so we have to pick a lot of tea to give everybody their tea
give everybody their tea
give everybody their tea help and now take a look at this this is
help and now take a look at this this is
help and now take a look at this this is also T but in its original form this is
also T but in its original form this is
also T but in its original form this is wild t this has been growing for
wild t this has been growing for
wild t this has been growing for thousands of years in the mountains in
thousands of years in the mountains in
thousands of years in the mountains in Thailand as well before the Chinese that
Thailand as well before the Chinese that
Thailand as well before the Chinese that is brilliant idea to invent the T as we
is brilliant idea to invent the T as we
is brilliant idea to invent the T as we know today that the T for drinking the
know today that the T for drinking the
know today that the T for drinking the tea was growing wild like this in the
tea was growing wild like this in the
tea was growing wild like this in the forest and only in one area in the world
forest and only in one area in the world
forest and only in one area in the world in the mountain chain between Assam in
in the mountain chain between Assam in
in the mountain chain between Assam in India into Burma Thailand Laos Vietnam
India into Burma Thailand Laos Vietnam
India into Burma Thailand Laos Vietnam in June and in China and before the
in June and in China and before the
in June and in China and before the Chinese invented the tea for drinking
Chinese invented the tea for drinking
Chinese invented the tea for drinking people in this area was using the tea
people in this area was using the tea
people in this area was using the tea for other purposes they were using it
for other purposes they were using it
for other purposes they were using it for her bill Medicare menteng the tea
for her bill Medicare menteng the tea
for her bill Medicare menteng the tea for eating and this in Thailand is
for eating and this in Thailand is
for eating and this in Thailand is called me on this is still also popular
called me on this is still also popular
called me on this is still also popular in Burma and is called la petal and
in Burma and is called la petal and
in Burma and is called la petal and probably this was used in all this
probably this was used in all this
probably this was used in all this region where tea was growing wild before
region where tea was growing wild before
region where tea was growing wild before but today forgotten in most of the
but today forgotten in most of the
but today forgotten in most of the places so let’s go back to Thailand in
places so let’s go back to Thailand in
places so let’s go back to Thailand in Thailand people like to eat the tea they
Thailand people like to eat the tea they
Thailand people like to eat the tea they didn’t drink much tea they like to eat
didn’t drink much tea they like to eat
didn’t drink much tea they like to eat it fermented and eat it
it fermented and eat it
it fermented and eat it so they took the seeds from the wild
so they took the seeds from the wild
so they took the seeds from the wild seed of the growing in this mountain up
seed of the growing in this mountain up
seed of the growing in this mountain up here in northern Thailand and they
here in northern Thailand and they
here in northern Thailand and they started to plant it also in the forest
started to plant it also in the forest
started to plant it also in the forest like this so this is a Mian plantation
like this so this is a Mian plantation
like this so this is a Mian plantation and this grows like this as you can see
and this grows like this as you can see
and this grows like this as you can see together with other trees and and other
together with other trees and and other
together with other trees and and other things but the Miao consumption have
things but the Miao consumption have
things but the Miao consumption have dropped dramatically today I don’t think
dropped dramatically today I don’t think
dropped dramatically today I don’t think that anyone under sixty years old it’s
that anyone under sixty years old it’s
that anyone under sixty years old it’s being anymore so the main business is
being anymore so the main business is
being anymore so the main business is not very good they don’t make much money
not very good they don’t make much money
not very good they don’t make much money and this put this Mian plantation in
and this put this Mian plantation in
and this put this Mian plantation in danger to be cut down and replaced for
danger to be cut down and replaced for
danger to be cut down and replaced for higher value value crops but what if we
higher value value crops but what if we
higher value value crops but what if we take this leaf and we start to produce
take this leaf and we start to produce
take this leaf and we start to produce the tea for drinking now the focus have
the tea for drinking now the focus have
the tea for drinking now the focus have changed and we are talking about
changed and we are talking about
changed and we are talking about producing teeth producing the second
producing teeth producing the second
producing teeth producing the second most consumed beverage in the world so
most consumed beverage in the world so
most consumed beverage in the world so this is quite different and this tea
this is quite different and this tea
this is quite different and this tea plant the tea plant from there from the
plant the tea plant from there from the
plant the tea plant from there from the from the Mian plantation they are strong
from the Mian plantation they are strong
from the Mian plantation they are strong and resistant
and resistant
and resistant we don’t need pesticides we don’t need
we don’t need pesticides we don’t need
we don’t need pesticides we don’t need irrigation system and we want to
irrigation system and we want to
irrigation system and we want to preserve these tea plants because they
preserve these tea plants because they
preserve these tea plants because they are so strong and they we don’t they
are so strong and they we don’t they
are so strong and they we don’t they take their their nutrition from the
take their their nutrition from the
take their their nutrition from the ecosystem they are very they’re very
ecosystem they are very they’re very
ecosystem they are very they’re very good as strong so by producing tea we
good as strong so by producing tea we
good as strong so by producing tea we can put a value on this for the farmers
can put a value on this for the farmers
can put a value on this for the farmers so now I’m going to come back to this
so now I’m going to come back to this
so now I’m going to come back to this how can we save the forest with it with
how can we save the forest with it with
how can we save the forest with it with his tea we turn these new young forests
his tea we turn these new young forests
his tea we turn these new young forests into high quality eco ecological
into high quality eco ecological
into high quality eco ecological friendly tea in this way we can get we
friendly tea in this way we can get we
friendly tea in this way we can get we can we can pay a higher price to the
can we can pay a higher price to the
can we can pay a higher price to the farmers so they get the value for this
farmers so they get the value for this
farmers so they get the value for this tea plant in the for in the forest to
tea plant in the for in the forest to
tea plant in the for in the forest to grow it in the forest in this way they
grow it in the forest in this way they
grow it in the forest in this way they don’t want to cut down the tree because
don’t want to cut down the tree because
don’t want to cut down the tree because if they cut down the trees around it we
if they cut down the trees around it we
if they cut down the trees around it we don’t buy it anymore so to achieve this
don’t buy it anymore so to achieve this
don’t buy it anymore so to achieve this we and the farmers and local tea
we and the farmers and local tea
we and the farmers and local tea professional we are working together
professional we are working together
professional we are working together sharing skills and knowledge and
sharing skills and knowledge and
sharing skills and knowledge and experience to try to make this tea to be
experience to try to make this tea to be
experience to try to make this tea to be a high quality product that we believe
a high quality product that we believe
a high quality product that we believe the
the
the world demands and this is the way that
world demands and this is the way that
world demands and this is the way that we can protect the forest so this is
we can protect the forest so this is
we can protect the forest so this is another picture here we can see a
another picture here we can see a
another picture here we can see a mountain in Dover we mountain in
mountain in Dover we mountain in
mountain in Dover we mountain in Shanghai and a healthy mountain on the
Shanghai and a healthy mountain on the
Shanghai and a healthy mountain on the other side
other side
other side normally when tea producer want to make
normally when tea producer want to make
normally when tea producer want to make tea from this being planted for the tea
tea from this being planted for the tea
tea from this being planted for the tea they find in the forest they cut down
they find in the forest they cut down
they find in the forest they cut down the forest all around the tea trees all
the forest all around the tea trees all
the forest all around the tea trees all the unnecessary trees so you can see
the unnecessary trees so you can see
the unnecessary trees so you can see here all these dots in that mountains
here all these dots in that mountains
here all these dots in that mountains that is the tea plant but you see that
that is the tea plant but you see that
that is the tea plant but you see that all the rest of the forest is cut down
all the rest of the forest is cut down
all the rest of the forest is cut down and this has happened in Dawa we but we
and this has happened in Dawa we but we
and this has happened in Dawa we but we are convinced this tea producer in this
are convinced this tea producer in this
are convinced this tea producer in this mountain here to replant this forest to
mountain here to replant this forest to
mountain here to replant this forest to reef reforest this mountain so far they
reef reforest this mountain so far they
reef reforest this mountain so far they are planted 1000 trees of 50 different
are planted 1000 trees of 50 different
are planted 1000 trees of 50 different varieties in this area here so in the
varieties in this area here so in the
varieties in this area here so in the future we will once again get forest in
future we will once again get forest in
future we will once again get forest in its natural habitat and this is a way
its natural habitat and this is a way
its natural habitat and this is a way that we don’t we also can use the tea or
that we don’t we also can use the tea or
that we don’t we also can use the tea or the their income from forest reality to
the their income from forest reality to
the their income from forest reality to not only protect forest but also
not only protect forest but also
not only protect forest but also actually read forest and reforest
actually read forest and reforest
actually read forest and reforest damaged area like this so conclude to
damaged area like this so conclude to
damaged area like this so conclude to conclude this this presentation have
conclude this this presentation have
conclude this this presentation have introduced a way of turning a local
introduced a way of turning a local
introduced a way of turning a local product that not so many people use
product that not so many people use
product that not so many people use anymore into something different that
anymore into something different that
anymore into something different that the world amounts tea is the second most
the world amounts tea is the second most
the world amounts tea is the second most second most drink drink in the world and
second most drink drink in the world and
second most drink drink in the world and many tea professionals farmers and
many tea professionals farmers and
many tea professionals farmers and community members have been part of
community members have been part of
community members have been part of developing this monsoon tea business
developing this monsoon tea business
developing this monsoon tea business model so that can provides income to the
model so that can provides income to the
model so that can provides income to the farmers by keeping the forest
this concept is not perfect yet but
this concept is not perfect yet but which we work with biologists forest
which we work with biologists forest
which we work with biologists forest specialists tea professionals – to
specialists tea professionals – to
specialists tea professionals – to increase quality and also fine-tune this
increase quality and also fine-tune this
increase quality and also fine-tune this thing with both of tea production and
thing with both of tea production and
thing with both of tea production and keeping the natural eco eco system so we
keeping the natural eco eco system so we
keeping the natural eco eco system so we are constantly trying to get better
are constantly trying to get better
are constantly trying to get better we’re trying to get better in quality of
we’re trying to get better in quality of
we’re trying to get better in quality of tea we’re trying to get better in
tea we’re trying to get better in
tea we’re trying to get better in logistic we’re trying to get better in
logistic we’re trying to get better in
logistic we’re trying to get better in maybe how the nature can work better
maybe how the nature can work better
maybe how the nature can work better together with tea but all the time
together with tea but all the time
together with tea but all the time trying to keep a very good taste in a
trying to keep a very good taste in a
trying to keep a very good taste in a very high quality of tea so ladies and
very high quality of tea so ladies and
very high quality of tea so ladies and gentlemen this is our vision of a
gentlemen this is our vision of a
gentlemen this is our vision of a sustainable forests in northern Thailand
sustainable forests in northern Thailand
sustainable forests in northern Thailand and our common future and encourage
and our common future and encourage
and our common future and encourage everyone to use the creativity to create
everyone to use the creativity to create
everyone to use the creativity to create a business so such in the way that we
a business so such in the way that we
a business so such in the way that we can get the value to the forest that is
can get the value to the forest that is
can get the value to the forest that is worth if we can start to make good
worth if we can start to make good
worth if we can start to make good products from from the mountains where
products from from the mountains where
products from from the mountains where the forest still grows we can help the
the forest still grows we can help the
the forest still grows we can help the farmers to create an income to keep the
farmers to create an income to keep the
farmers to create an income to keep the forest so thank you very much token cup
forest so thank you very much token cup
forest so thank you very much token cup [Applause]
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