Tanzania’s Tea Sector : Constraints and Challenges’

Baffes, John

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;    AGRICULTURE;    COFFEE;    CORRUPTION;    COTTON;   

RP-ID  :  31056

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

In 1968, the government initiated asmallholder tea development program in which all aspects ofsmallholder tea marketing and trade were turned over to theTanzania Tea Authority which assumed a wide array ofresponsibilities.The Authority promoted smallholder teaproduction. Most of the smallholder tea leaf went to theeight Tea Authority-owned factories for processing, and therest to factories owned by the estates.Despite itsapparent success, there were numerous signs of distress inthe smallholder sector.This note describes the constraintsand challenges faced by the production of tea in Tanzania.