Following Kenya’s recent State Visit to the People’s Republic of China, the two countries have held bilateral talks to expand Kenyan tea market access.
President William Ruto met Fuzhou Benny Tea Industries Chairman Zhang Chaobin on Tuesday to discuss ways of increasing Kenyan tea in the Chinese market.
Benny Tea Industries was ranked among the top three companies in China’s supply chain in tea production and retail.
The engagement talks included shareholders in the tea sector including the ministry of agriculture Kenya Tea Development Agency and the Kenya Tea Board.
The statehouse claims that President Ruto’s strategic push to boost growth, packaging, and export of orthodox and specialty teas in overseas markets is exemplified by the discussion on expanding the market for Kenyan produce.
Benny Tea Industries wants to get the orthodox tea they need every year from the Kenyan market.
The chairman also committed to invest in modern orthodox tea production factories in selected tea-growing counties, as well as improving value addition of Kenya’s orthodox tea.
Kenya is seeking to promote bilateral trade relations with China by increasing the export of key commodities, including tea, coffee, avocado and macadamia, among other products, to the Chinese market.
