Great potential for specialty tea in Tanzania

Richard Schukkink, owner of the International Tea and Coffee Academy, is an expert in coffee, tea, and cocoa. He advises on import and export and enjoys connecting markets. Additionally, he loves working hands-on with the products. In June, he travelled to Tanzania as an Agripool expert for Agriterra to help Kazi Yetu Ltd, a cooperative that packages and sells tea, with their production issues.

Establishment of working capital at Bitacha Multipurpose Primary Cooperative

Written by Dita Beshada, Junior Cooperative Advisor Ethiopia

Bitacha Multipurpose Primary Cooperative is located at Kofele woreda, in the southern part of Ethiopia. The cooperative is a member of Raya Kejewa union. Established in 2013 as Bitacha Multipurpose Primary Cooperative, it initially had 70 members and 3500 share capital.In 2024, Bitacha PC has grown to 710 members, of which 202 are female and 120 youth. Currently, the cooperative has a general manager and an extension officer who have both been hired through a co-financing by the Agriterra Acting Now project, and one security guard. Members of the PC primarily produce malt barley rotated with potatoes. Additionally, they grow vegetables such as cabbage, carrots, and beetroots.