Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A bitter exchange over Uganda’s tea industry erupted at the burial of renowned businessman James Musinguzi Garuga on Monday evening in Mukiragiro village, Nyarurambi parish, Rugyeyo sub-county, Kanungu District. The clash pitted Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa against Gregory Mugisha Muntu, the president of the …
Read More »Rwabwogo: Lack of regulation plus indiscipline killing tea industry
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | At least three tea estates are currently up for sale, like several others before them, as the sector decline continues. “Four Square Miles of Tea, Pine Trees, Eucalyptus Trees For Sale In Mityana At 15 Million Shillings Per Acre,” reads an advert for the …
Read More »Museveni to Kigezi Disgruntled Tea Farmers: I warned you
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated his caution to farmers in the Kigezi region against growing tea, citing the challenges of low returns on small-scale farming. Museveni made the remarks on Friday afternoon while addressing the 2024 International Community of Banyakigezi (ICOB) Ugandan Chapter convention held at …
Read More »Kenya’s tea export earnings surges as Uganda sees decline despite volume increase
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Kenyan tea industry export earnings surged by 31% to a historic high in 2023, buoyed by an increase in export volumes and a depreciating local currency. The Tea Board of Kenya said that the sector’s earnings reached US$1.22 billion, up from US$940 million …
Read More »Govt promises strategies to revitalize tea growing industry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has developed a Cabinet Paper that will establish a policy to resuscitate the tea growing business in Uganda, the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has said. “We have held four meetings so far to organize this cabinet paper so that government can come up …
Read More »Kenya loses key tea markets amid global recession, export volumes shrink
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The volume of Kenya’s tea exports shrunk by 18 percent in the first seven months of 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 as some key markets kept off the products due to the tough economic environment globally, the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) …
Read More »Kenya expects to increase tea export to China
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya is keen to expand its tea export to China in order to boost the sector’s revenues, a government official said Friday. “This year, we expect the volume to increase as more Kenyan orthodox and black teas find their way to China,” said Peris Mudida, head …
Read More »U.S. dollar shortage in key markets hurting Kenya’s tea export
Kwale, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan tea traders are facing challenges in getting payment for their produce in key markets such as Egypt due to a shortage of U.S. dollars in the North African nation, a government official said on Wednesday. Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Moses Kuria …
Read More »Mpanga growers tea factory resumes full operations
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In 2017, the factory was sinking into debt and on the verge of closure. The factory had a debt of 6.4 billion shillings owed by several service providers including financial institutions. According to the factory’s annual report for 2021, the company made a loss …
Read More »Kenya Tea Development Agency brews perfect technology mix
Nairobi, Kenya | AMA – SAP NEWS | How do you bring consistency and improve decision-making at an organisation where more than 50 factories each operate on their own disparate systems with little to no integration? For one of the largest tea-producing organisations in the world, the answer rested in …
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