Mr Edwin Atukunda Beekunda in a well managed tea estate in Zombo. File photo.
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Last Updated on: 3rd July 2021, 02:33 pm
The contract between the two parties start on 1, August 2021 and will last five years.
Gulu – 3, July 2021: There is now a reason for farmers in Northern Uganda to believe that tea farming in the best and will change their lives.
One good reason is that there already exists a stable market for green leaf secured by the Edwin Foundation Tea Initiative (EFOTI).
According to a July 1, 2021 document signed between EFOTI and McLeod Russell Uganda Limited (MRUL) – EFOTI has been mandated to supply standard green leaf.
“(A) McLeod is desirous to purchase leaf of good standard for processing at Bugambe Tea Factory; (B) The Edwin Foundation Tea Initiative Limited is desirous to sell good standard green leaf to McLeod Uganda Limited,” the agreement reads.
According to McLeod, EFOTI will supply green leaf to MRUL at Bugambe Tea Factory on a daily basis on MRUL’s working day’s calendar.
“MRUL will always accept standard green leaf,” the buyer emphasises.
Edwin Atukunda Beekunda says at least 1,300 acres of tea gardens are available.
“The factory is big enough to process tea harvested from 5000 acres per day,” he added.
The contract between the two parties start on 1, August 2021 and will last five years.
In an attempt to commercialise tea growing in Northern Uganda, over 2,000 acres of land has been secured. EFOTI has been leading, it has brought togather different farmers, leaders and stakeholders to embrace tea.
And with different institutions, farmer groups coming onboard for tea, demand for a tea factory in the region is already high.
