🌾 Crop
ANX-CROP-0000003
Tea
Camellia sinensis
Also known as Tea plant (English), Tea shrub (English), Tea tree (English), Thee (Dutch), Theeplant (Dutch), Planta del té (Spanish), Arbre à thé (French), Thé (French), Thé vert (French), Théier (French), Tee (German), Teepflanze (German), Pianta del tè (Italian)
A major export crop grown on highland estates and smallholder plots alike; Kenya is one of the world's largest tea exporters.
- Species
- Camellia sinensis
- Family
- Theaceae
- Climate requirements
- Altitude 1500-2700m, temperature 13-27C, well-distributed rainfall of 1200-1400mm/year
- Temperature range
- 20-30°C (absolute 8-35°C)
- Rainfall range
- 1400-2000mm (absolute 1000-5000mm)
- Altitude range
- 2200m
- Soil types
- Deep, well-drained volcanic soils, pH 4.5-5.5
- Soil pH
- 4.5-5.5 (absolute 4-6)
GIS
Growing Regions
Kapsoit, Kericho, Kericho
Lower Highland 1 (LH1)
Elevation 2000–2200m
Kenya's largest estate tea belt, on the Mau escarpment.
Chesoen, Bomet Central, Bomet
Lower Highland 1 (LH1)
Elevation 1900–2100m
Smallholder tea zone bordering the Kericho estate belt.
Songhor/Soba, Tinderet, Nandi
Upper Highland 1 (UH1)
Elevation 2100–2400m
Cooler, higher-elevation smallholder tea on the Nandi escarpment.
Cultivars
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Plant health
Diseases & Pests
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Inputs
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Value chain
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