Kenya

Kenya is leading among the young tea countries in Africa; tea from Kenya is of rising importance for England, which represents the largest market for tea. As the plantations were developed within the last few centuries, the newest methods could be integrated. This comprises scientifically selected plant material and the most modern technical facilities. Additionally, tea producers in Kenya have the advantage that their plantations lie very close to the Equator on a high plateau. Due to this, a continually equal harvest is possible year-round and the production costs are only half those of India. Apart from strong mass-market teas for the English and East Frisian blends, Kenya also supplies aromatic garden varieties.