{"id":39924,"date":"2019-08-29T08:38:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T08:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-mountain-tea-ltd-celebrates-tea-farmer-s\/"},"modified":"2019-08-29T08:24:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T08:24:31","slug":"rwanda-mountain-tea-ltd-celebrates-tea-farmer-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-mountain-tea-ltd-celebrates-tea-farmer-s\/","title":{"rendered":"RWANDA MOUNTAIN TEA LTD CELEBRATES TEA FARMER\u2019S DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd commended tea farmers for their dedication in producing and harvesting the best quality tea leaves for the factories. This has along the years improved the quality of tea manufactured at the tea factories to the extent that Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd is recognized globally today as a producer of some of the best 10 black tea in the world.  <\/p>\n<p>The most recent tea accolades from the 4th East African Tea Convention and Exhibition were shown to the tea farmers. The best 3 prizes out of 4 were bestowed to Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd tea marks at this important function where 224 factories had competed on quality lines. The improved tea quality has also impacted financially the tea farmers as tea leaf price is calculated on income generated by the finished product. Farmers working with Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd were happy to report how they have benefited from the improved prices.<\/p>\n<p>Reminiscing on his tea journey, Jean Bosco Zirimwabagabo, one of the farmers said: \u201ctea has proved to be as lucrative to me as a productive cow being milking every day.\u201d As Zirimwabagabo explained, he started tea farming by earning 14,000 Rwandan Francs a month, which grew to 20,000 Rwandan francs and brought a lot of transformations into his life. <\/p>\n<p>As a result, he lives in a decent house, owns cattle among other valuable properties which he attributes to tea growing.   <\/p>\n<p>Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd General Manager, Mr. Alain Kabeja, said that the prime objective of the tea business is to advance the economy and wellbeing of tea farmers.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur purpose is to create wealth and wellbeing of citizens by providing jobs, safe water, building nurseries and supporting the needy among others. We, however, request farmers to take care of tea plantations to substantially boost quality and quantity to maintain clients\u2019 trust and to enable Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd tea marks to continue to lead the market,\u201d he advised.  <\/p>\n<p>Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd General Manager was happy to report that Kitabi, a tea mark selling under the company, sold one of its tea grades at a record price of US$ 6.27 per kg, a first in the history of the Mombasa tea auction market.<\/p>\n<p>During the celebrations, tea farmers were awarded livestock, bicycles, radios\u2026  among others for their outstanding performance for boosted and improved tea harvest.  <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Alain Kabeja, Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd General Manager, commended farmers\u2019 efforts towards increased quantity and quality of tea.   \u201cWe organize this event annually to hail farmers as key partners for their significant contribution towards boosting quality and quantity of tea,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31794 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bamwe_mu_bahnzi_bagurisha_umusaruro_w_icyayi_ku_ruganda_rwa_kitabi_tea_company-5cf8c.jpg\" alt=\"The event was meant as a recognition and celebration of the Rwandan tea farmers\u2019 contribution in improved quality of Rwanda tea. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31795 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abasoromyi_b_icyayi_bashimiwe_umusanzu_batanga_mu_iterambere_ry_uruganda-2eef7.jpg\" alt=\"Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd commended tea farmers for their dedication in producing and harvesting the best quality tea leaves for the factories.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31796 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abasoromyi_b_icyayi_bakoze_neza_kurusha_abandi_bashimiwe-9f75b.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;We organize this event annually to hail farmers as key partners&quot; said Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd General Manager, Mr. Alain Kabeja,\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31797 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abahinzi_babaye_indashyikirwa_bahembwe_inka-b981c.jpg\" alt=\"During the celebrations, tea farmers were awarded livestock\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31798 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuyobozi_mukuru_wa_rwanda_mountain_tea_ltd_kabeja_alain-4f9c9.jpg\" alt=\" Mr. Alain Kabeja, said that the prime objective of the tea business is to advance the economy and wellbeing of tea farmers.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31799 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuyobozi_wa_kitabi_tea_company_gasarabwe_francois-9e050.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31800 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/uruganda_rwa_kitabi_tea_company_rutunganya_icyayi-5e015.jpg\" alt=\"Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd General Manager said that Kitabi,  sold one of its tea grades at a record price of US$ 6.27 per kg, a first in the history of the Mombasa tea auction market.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31801 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuyobozi_w_uruganda_rwa_rubaya_tea_factory_ashyikiriza_igihembo_umuhinzi_w_icyayi_witwaye_neza-131bb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31802 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20190823-wa0050-366e5.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31803 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/roben_winter_umuyobozi_w_uruganda_rw_icyayi_rwa_rutsiro_mountain_tea_yashimiye_abahinzi_umurava_bagaragaje_bazamura_umusaruro_1_-eef60.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31804 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rutagengwa_gasasira_jerome_umwe_mu_bagize_inama_y_ubutegetsi_ya_rwanda_mountain_tea_ashyikiriza_inka_umwe_mu_bahinzi_b_icyayi_2_-d1acf.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31805 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuyobozi_wa_koperative_y_abahinzi_b_icyayi_ba_rutsiro_rutagroc_barakagendana_sylvestre_yavuze_ko_nubwo_umusaruro_umaze_kuzamuka_ariko_babangamiwe_no_kutagira_imihanda_bituma_icyayi_gitakaza_uburyohe_1_-e5734.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31806 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mayor_ashyikiriza_inka_umu_mu_bahinzi_b_icyayi_w_indshikirwa-f85ba.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31807 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_0259-4bb4b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-31808 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_0262-4-b4c0b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd Celebrated Tea Farmer\u2019s Day on 22 August 2019 at the tea estates under its management, namely Rubaya, Nyabihu, Kitabi, Rutsiro, and Gatare. The event was meant as a recognition and celebration of the Rwandan tea farmers\u2019 contribution in improved quality of Rwanda tea. This celebration which happens once a year, gathered roughly 6,000 tea farmers and their family this year to reminisce on their tea journey with Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd, but also to reflect on how tea farming has impacted their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-39924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39924\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39924"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=39924"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=39924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}