Tea is one of Rwanda’s top foreign currency earners and Sorwathe, a private company, is the largest tea producer in the country.
Updated: April 07, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Rwanda tea industry moves on from bitter past
Labourers picking tea leaves in the plantations of Sorwathe Tea in the Cyohoha district. Over 90 per cent of the national production is exported. Phil Moore / AFP
Rwanda tea is planted on hillsides at high altitude and on well-drained marshes. Phil Moore / AFP
Rwanda tea yields are low by comparison with other producing countries in Asia and also in nearby African countries. Phil Moore / AFP
Sorwathe Tea’s annual production is about 3 million kilos of black tea, which is 15 per cent of Rwanda’s production. Phil Moore / AFP
Sorwathe Tea has been acknowledged to be the best run tea plantation and processing facility in Rwanda. Above, the company’s processing plant in Cyohoha district. Phil Moore / AFP
Labourers picking tea leaves in the plantations of Sorwathe Tea in the Cyohoha district. Over 90 per cent of the national production is exported. Phil Moore / AFP
Sorwathe Tea’s annual production is about 3 million kilos of black tea, which is 15 per cent of Rwanda’s production. Phil Moore / AFP