Rwanda Mountain Tea Explained

Rwanda Mountain Tea
Hq Location City:Kigali
Hq Location Country:Rwanda
Num Employees:13000 - 18000

Rwanda Mountain Tea Limited is a privately owned holding company established in 2005 that primarily engages in tea production and the strategic management of the different tea factories in its ownership.[1] [2] [3] under its wings of Tea Invest Company (“TIC”)).[4] [5] The company also invests in 2 other distinct area of business which include hydropower generation and fabrication of concrete material.

Description

Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd is situated in Rwanda's north western region and stretches down to southwestern region. The company was established in 2005 and started investing in tea factories and plantations. In 2006 they had acquired majority shares in a number of government-owned tea estates.[6] In addition to growing their efforts in the industry, they set up a tea factory at Rutsiro (Western region to produce tea. Today it is classified amongst the top 5 exporters of tea in Rwanda.[7] [8]

The company manufactures and trades in organic black tea CTC and Green Orthodox Tea from their Rutsiro Tea factory which is organic certified as per European (EOS) and American (NOP) Organic standards.

Rwanda Mountain Tea as 2 hydro power plants along the Giciye River which supplies about 8 mega watts of electricity to the national grid.

Awards and recognition

Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd has been recognised and awarded different accolades for their contribution to the tea industry in Rwanda.

See also

List of companies of Rwanda

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rwanda Mountain Tea BIO . 2022-11-11 . Rwanda Mountain Tea BIO . en.
  2. Web site: Rwanda Mountain Tea Company Profiles . 2022-11-11 . Africa Outlook Magazine . en.
  3. Web site: 2019-06-27 . Rwanda Has The Best Tea In The Region, Scoops Best Awards . 2022-11-11 . Taarifa Rwanda . en-US.
  4. Web site: 19 November 2022 . Tea production in Rwanda . 19 November 2022.
  5. Web site: RWANDA MOUNTAIN TEA LTD CELEBRATES TEA FARMER'S DAY. - Free Online Library . 2022-11-19 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
  6. Web site: Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd – Kigali – Rwanda – ProdAfrica Business Directory . 2022-11-19 . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Samuel . 2019-05-11 . Top 5 Exporters of Tea in Rwanda . 2022-11-19 . Rwanda Trade . en-US.
  8. Web site: Tea sector Official Rwanda Export Website . 2022-12-12 . en-US.
  9. Web site: 6 October 2015 . Rwanda mountain tea Ltd, winner of 2 quality prizes at the gold medal tea competition held in San Antonio, Texas . 6 October 2015 . Igihe.
  10. Web site: Tumwebaze . Peterson . 7 October 2015 . Local Tea Firms Get Global Recognition . 7 October 2015 . The exchange.
  11. Web site: RWANDA'S TEA SCOOPS REGIONAL BEST AWARDS . 2022-11-19 . www.minagri.gov.rw . en-US.