Rwanda: Nyamagabe Tea Maker, Farmer Co-Operatives Partner to Increase Production

12 January 2017

Smallholder tea farmers and other residents of Nyamagabe District are upbeat following plans by Kitabi Tea Factory to expand production. The move means that residents, mainly from Kitabi, Tare and Uwinkingi sectors, can now expand their plantation as they will be assured of a ready market, officials from the firm have said.

According to Jean Mutabazi, the general manager of Kitabi Tea Factory, the firm is working with farmer co-operatives and smallholder farmers to expand the area under tea to 1,800 hectares in the medium-term.

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