Kenya is investing millions in its tea sector to generate jobs and boost foreign exchange. Soon after taking office President William Ruto announced a new processing and packaging facility to be built in Mombasa and directed the Ministry of Trade to increase exports of value-added tea from 5% to 50% during the next five years.
Tea news for the week ending May 7 | Drought Eases in Assam | COVID Wave Sweeps Nepal | Are Tea Auctions Still Relevant? | Major Grocers to Offer Flash Frozen Tea Leaves | PLUS Sofa Summit Returns
Tea news for the week ending April 30 | Mombasa to Expand Tea Auctions to Five Days a Week | Spiking Costs Trigger Russian Tea Price Increases | A 6.4 Quake Shakes Assam, Tea Factory Damage Minor | Vahdam Tea Mobilizes Emergency COVID Aid for India | PLUS — Steadfast Darjeeling Continues to Evolve and…
Tea news for the week ending April 23 | Earth Day Takes on New Urgency | Restaurants are Rebounding | World Tea Expo Co-locates with The Nightclub & Bar Show | Bubble Tea Boba is Languishing at Sea | PLUS — Rediscovering 174 Year Old Tea and India’s Earth-Friendly Factory
Tea news for the week ending April 16 | India Surpasses Brazil as the World’s COVID Hotspot | The Global Tea Initiative at UC Davis to Host Virtual Event | Tea Imports Spike in Pakistan | Tea Masters Cup Names Champions in Moscow | PLUS — Afternoon Tea Re-Imagined
