Effect of current changes on the Kenyan tea industry & its future trends 1

OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION.  Institutional Changes  Climate change  Other non- Economic Factors  Way forward. 2

 Institutional Changes 3

Our Crops, Our Wealth! Our TeaOur CoffeeOur Sugar Cane Our Pyrethrum & other Industrial Crops Our Fibre Crops Our Nuts & Oil CropsOur Food CropsOur Horticultural Crops

Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Presented by: ALFRED BUSOLO INTERIM DIRECTOR GENERAL

6 AGRICULTURE FISHERIES AND FOOD AUTHORITY The Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (AFFA) was established through an Act of Parliament, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Act of The Act consolidates the laws on the regulation and promotion of agriculture and makes provision for the respective roles of the national and county governments in agriculture and related matters, in line with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya.

7 AGRICULTURE FISHERIES AND FOOD AUTHORITY The Authority is the successor to the institutions existing before the commencement of the AFFA Act and the Crops Act. These are the Coconut Development Authority, Kenya Sugar Board, Tea Board of Kenya, Coffee Board of Kenya, Horticultural Crops Development Authority, Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, Cotton Development Authority and Sisal Board of Kenya.

 Climate Change ( Kenya Tea climate change strategy) 8

Climate change Tea production depends heavily on the stability of weather parameters. Tea thrives in stable climatic conditions of well-distributed annual rainfall above 1200 mm, temperature range of C and well drained soils. Past and projected climate patterns including extremes in many tea growing areas are expected to adversely affect the performance of tea in Kenya. Climate extremes of drought, frosts and hail constrain tea production. Vulnerability of tea farmers to climate variability and extremes arise from the high dependency of tea incomes in the overall household income. The proportion of tea earnings in household overall income ranges between 40-70%. The impact of tea on forests is a major challenge. Fuel wood is widely used in tea processing as well by farmers and labourers leading to environmental degradation in the environs of tea growing areas. 9

CLIMATE SMART TEA INDUSTRY Climate change and variability overwhelmingly influence Kenya’s tea performance. Both adaptation and mitigation measures are required to make Kenya’s tea industry resilient to climate change and maintain global competitiveness. Adaptation strategies aim at strengthening the farmers’ capacity to better cope with, manage or adjust to changing conditions, hazards, risks, or harness the opportunities that will come with climate change. Strategies on mitigation focus on curbing Green House Gas emission from the tea industry 10

Adaptation strategies There are six components under adaptation strategies 1.Climate compatible tea clones 2.Improving farm management practices 3.Crop diversification 4.Market product diversification and value addition 5.Harmonization and standardization of certification requirements 6.Risk management 11

Mitigation strategies 1.Emissions reduction strategic Interventions a)Energy efficient technology b) Agro-forestry in tea growing area to meet wood fuel demand c)Explore alternative sources of energy such as wind, solar and hydro. d) Improving road infrastructure in tea growing areas 2. Fuel wood use strategic Interventions a) Enforce rule requiring every 4 hectares of tea have corresponding 1 hectare of forest plantation b) Regulation for factories to drying the wood before use in order to improve the efficiency of burning c)Adoption of energy efficiency technologies in the tea industry for carbon credit market

 Other Non- Economic factors 12

13 Other non- economic factors/ changes affecting the tea industry in Kenya include Price of tea will keep oscillating like in most other commodities. High inflation and reducing disposable income. Increase in population hence increase in per capita consumption. Competition from other beverages( Share of Throat)

14 PROPOSED WAY FORWARD Product diversification. Domestic promotion of Tea on a health platform to continue. Target the expanding demographic segment of the youth in promotion campaigns. Development of Government Policies to promote competitiveness of the tea industry in Kenya.

15 UPCOMING CONFERENCE 1 st Africa Tea Science Symposium & Exhibition 23 rd – 25 th May 2016 Precursor to the 22 nd FAO – IGG Conference 25 th – 27 th May 2016 To be held at Enashipai Resort & Spa – Naivasha, Kenya.

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