Tea is a major cash crop that is grown in Kenya. In Kenya tea is ranked as the third major foreign exchange earner, behind tourism and horticulture. Most tea produced in Kenya is black tea, however green tea, yellow tea, and white tea are produced on order by major tea producers.
Tea in Kenya is controlled by different institutes and government bodies. They are:
- Ministry of Agriculture: bear responsibility to the government
- Tea Board of Kenya: to manage tea industry in Kenya] on behalf of the Government
- Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA): To manage small scale trades
- East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA): to facilitate tea trade in East Africa and southern Africa.
- Tea Research Foundation of Kenya (TRFK): to facilitate tea research in Kenya
In 2011 the TBK and Egerton University entered into a partnership in order to strengthen tea industry in Kenya.
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