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Provision of a water tank and harvesting facility for a school then KTDA will contribute tree seedlings as part of the wider water and conservation programme.
Support under pillar of education.
Uganda Tea Corporation Limited received a donation of USD 1,200 from EATTA. The funds were used to procure scholastic materials for pupils in the company operated primary schools.
Mombasa Tea Auction ran as a manual auction for the last 20 years. In 2016, EATTA began the journey of automating the Mombasa Tea Auction with the help of Trademark East Africa(TMEA) through the Danish government at USD 2.17million. The automation was in a view of enhancing efficiency with which teas are sold through the auction. Developed over 3 years, the first sale went live on 27th May 2020.
Strengths of the auction system
- Everything is public. Weekly prices are set in an open forum, with great transparency about who is buying and at what prices.
- Everybody pays the same price for the same tea. Large multinational companies have no ability to negotiate lower prices.
- Smaller producers can participate: It is possible for any producer to market their tea to the local, regional and international market otherwise it would be very difficult and very expensive to do this.
- Smaller buyers can participate: All producers sell a proportion of their tea at auction, so even the smallest buyers can have access through division of lots and hence smaller quantities can be bought.
- It is highly efficient: It is a very effective way of moving large volumes of tea from producers to buyers and helps producers’ cash flow.
What makes Mombasa Auction Centre Attractive?
- It is dollar denominated making it convenient for the international tea buyer
- It is the only multi origin auction centre handling tea from ten producer countries. This is a benefit as it offers the buyer variety of tea thereby more attractive
- It is free from VAT since the tea sold through the auction does not attract taxes.
- It is the auction Centre that most embraces innovation; including the electronic bill board tea sales payment system, live streaming that allows remote access to the auction proceedings by the producer from the comfort of their farm. The next move is the development of an electronic auction platform to enhance efficiency and transparency.
- Payment for tea is assured and made by the tea buyers within 9 working days.
- Access to the port thereby allowing efficient delivery to overseas customers
- It runs every week throughout the year, except during the week of Christmas.
The Producer delivers the Teas to a Warehouse of his choice in Mombasa depending on the condition of sale. The receiving Warehouse ensures that the Tea is received in good condition and all the documentation is correctly prepared.
Companies involved in buying teas for the purposes of blending in order to create diverse qualities, and then packing Into convenient smaller wed units suitable for selling through retail outlets.
A company registers itself in Kenya and applies for membership in EATTA.
Companies involved in buying tea, either in auction or by private sale, for the purpose of exporting that tea to various tea consuming countries around the world.
The Tea Brokers who auction in the Mombasa Tea represent producers who are located in different member countries. Collectively, the brokers form the Tea Brokers' Association, which functions under the Constitution Rules and Regulations of the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA).
These are companies involved in the planting, farming, harvesting and production of tea such as: Kenya Tea Development Agency Limited: Administration of the small scale farming sub-sector, currently taking their green leaf to 68 tea factories.
Provision of boreholes in areas prone to water shortage during dry spells within catchment. DL Group - Ikanga Tea Company (Tanzania)
Adopt a fruit tree initiative, KTDA Foundation Ltd (Targeting two schools at Kiru Tea factory in Muranga County (Kenya), plant about 300-400 fruit trees which will protect the environment, boost nutrition and improve education.
To ensure that the children have a safe and clean environment in which to carry out their studies, EATTA partnered with SDZ CHA SARL of Mozambique to repair and maintain the government run school on the property.
Meet Abubakar Mohamed, a 15-year-old boy, born and raised in Mwembe Tayari, Mombasa. He comes from poor background and during primary school, it was not uncommon for him to go a whole day at school without eating. Despite the hardships of lacking basic necessities and cruelty of Mombasa crowded neighborhoods, he never gave up on learning.
EATTA partnered with Prothem Usines S.A of Burundi who selected to work with Transformed to Transform the Nations Children’s Home of Hope Orphanage at Ruziba, Bujumbura Rural Province, Burundi. Among its projects, TTN has established the Home of Hope Children’s Orphanage, whose main objective is to provide the less privileged, vulnerable orphaned children with a family setting.
EATTA continues to partner with Mji was Salama Children’s home. This is an institutional care centre under the Child Welfare Society of Kenya which was started in 1970. It caters for orphans, abandoned neglected children of jailed parents, abused children both defilement/battered cases, HIV and Immigrants.
The East African Tea Trade Association is appealing to tea farmers across the country to focus on producing higher quality tea rather than simply going for volume. Watch video here.
EATTA was honored to host the US ambassador to Kenya His excellency Kyle McCarter when he visited Mombasa Tea Auction Centre. He commended the industry for the progress made in modernizing the Tea Trading process. He also vowed to work towards enhancing good trading relations between the US government and Kenya.
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EATTA Chairman signs an agreement with BAF to receive Kshs. 16.7 million Advocacy funds for the tea sector.
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