Kenya Tea Industry Status and Challenges

摘要：

Introduction The first tea seedlings (Camellia sinensis) were introduced to Kenya from India in 1903.Few private farmers established small tea gardens in Limuru (Central) and Kericho (Western) Kenya after the introduction of tea.The commercial cultivation of tea began in 1924 and remained an exclusive activity of the colonialists until 1956 when African farmers were allowed to start growing tea.

作者: Eliud K.Kireger

作者单位: Tea Research Foundation of Kenya, P.O.Box 820-20200 Kericho, Kenya

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: International Tea Symposium 2014(ITS 2014)(国际茶叶学术研讨会)

会议地点: 杭州

会议语种:英文

页码: 116-122

在线出版日期: 2014-09-10（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）