Kenya is set to start direct bulk exports of tea and coffee to Slovakia.
According to Katarina Leligdonova, the Slovakian ambassador to Kenya, arrangements have been made, and several companies are poised to enter into agreements with local farmers’ cooperatives, allowing for the direct transportation of tea and coffee.
Due to Kenya’s economic difficulties in its traditional markets, namely Pakistan and Egypt, Kenya has been exploring alternative markets for its green leaf. Slovakia has expressed interest in Kenyan tea and coffee and has been identified as a potential ready market.
Slovakia is also eager to enhance its investments in the nut sub-sector, particularly in Kilifi County, by boosting the production of cashew nuts and macadamia in collaboration with the European nation. Moreover, Slovakia’s healthcare enterprises express a willingness to establish their subsidiaries in Kenya.
Additionally, on February 2nd, the government announced Kenya was set to launch value-added tea exports to Australia in a bid to protect its unique identity and improve farmers’ income. This followed a dispatch from State House after a Cabinet meeting promoting agro-processing through the value addition of exported agricultural produce, and Australia had emerged as one of the destinations that the country is targeting with ready tea.
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