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How women are spicing Uganda’s tea sector
Tea sector experts said these women have picked a leaf from Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand, and the US. The tea farmers in these countries grow tea on small plots yet earn hundreds of dollars per kilogramme.
Workers sort and process green leaf tea at a factory in western Uganda. Farmers say value addition through cottage and specialty processing is redefining Uganda’s tea industry.
By: Nelson Mandela Muhoozi, Journalists @New Vision
In the misty highlands of western Uganda, where rolling hills shimmer with endless stretches of bright green tea, a quiet revolution is taking root.
For decades, these plantations