Publication: Tanzania’s Tea Sector : Constraints and Challenges’
Date
2004-12
ISSN
Published
2004-12
Author(s)
Abstract
In 1968, the government initiated a
smallholder tea development program in which all aspects of
smallholder tea marketing and trade were turned over to the
Tanzania Tea Authority which assumed a wide array of
responsibilities. The Authority promoted smallholder tea
production. Most of the smallholder tea leaf went to the
eight Tea Authority-owned factories for processing, and the
rest to factories owned by the estates. Despite its
apparent success, there were numerous signs of distress in
the smallholder sector. This note describes the constraints
and challenges faced by the production of tea in Tanzania.
Citation
“Baffes, John. 2004. Tanzania’s Tea Sector : Constraints and Challenges’. Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 245. © World Bank, Washington, DC; World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/bd15e1a1-54a0-5284-8f9d-8a44183a9522 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”