Formerly the British colony of (Southern) Rhodesia. (Northern Rhodesia is now Zambia).
A certain amount of tea has been produced from 1924, from seeds that originated in Assam.
Some information on tea growing in the country can be found here [ http://www.fao.org/uploads/media/Green%20Harvest_%20The%20Outgrower%20Tea%20Leaf%20Collection%20System%20in%20the%20Honde%20Valley_%20Zimbabwe.pdf]