Tea 101: Origins – Africa
A Massive Continent Yields Multiple Teas Africa is a relative newcomer to the tea industry, and has used its late arrival to its advantage, building on the experience of those who came before to emerge as a world renowned, tea-producing powerhouse. In fact, Kenya stands as the third largest producer, globally, after China and India. Additional tea-producing African countries include Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, which combined produce nearly 30% of the world’s exports – or roughly 514,000 tons of tea. Africa’s Top Producers • Kenya: In 1903, the first tea seeds from India were planted on two Kenyan acres. From that legacy,
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