作者：Dan Bolton
翻譯：於英傑
肯尼亞是全球第三大茶葉生產國，但其大部分產品是商品級紅茶。
2021年產量達到5.37億公斤，其中隻有十分之一是傳統工藝加工的整葉片或碎葉茶。
Kenya is the third largest tea-producing country by volume，but most of its output is commodity-grade black tea. In 2021 volume reached 537 million kilos. Only a tenth of that total is orthodox processed whole and broken-leaf tea.
去年肯尼亞出口總量為5589.25億公斤。
2021年茶葉出口額超過13.6億美元，占肯尼亞外匯收入的22%。
主要出口市場是巴基斯坦、埃及、英國、蘇丹和阿聯酋。
肯尼亞對美國的茶葉出口量增加至3,535噸。
加拿大在2021年進口了1,086噸肯尼亞茶葉。
肯尼亞茶葉出口占茶葉總產量的92%，國內飲茶者消費剩餘的8%。
Tea exports account for 92% of total tea production. Domestic tea drinkers consume the remaining 8%.
十七家工廠獲得條形茶和特種茶的生產許可。
東非大裂谷以西種植約3130萬公斤茶葉，東非大裂谷以東種植1500萬公斤茶葉《主要由小農生產者種植》。
Seventeen factories are licensed to produce orthodox and specialty tea. Approximately 31.3 million kilos are grown west of the Great Rift Valley，and 15 million kilos are grown east of the rift (mainly by smallholders).
10月，威廉·魯托總統宣佈，政府將在東貢昆都建造一座現代化的公共設施，用於加工和包裝茶葉。
這個公私合營企業將增加產品的價值，並擴大條形紅茶的供應量。
In October，President William Ruto announced that the government would construct a modern common-use facility in Dongo Kundu to process and package tea. The public-private venture will add value to commodity offerings and expand the availability of orthodox black tea.
同時，肯尼亞茶葉發展局(KTDA)要求政府提供8億肯尼亞先令《600萬美元》，以擴大其12家條形紅茶生產廠中10家工廠的生產線。
肯尼亞茶葉發展局目前生產500萬公斤的高價值特種茶。
例如，白茶每公斤可帶來7000肯尼亞先令《58美元》。
紫茶的拍賣價格為每公斤2400肯尼亞先令《20美元》，而 CTC紅茶的價格為每公斤 270 肯尼亞先令《2.25 美元》。
肯尼亞在兩個市場看到了機會。
首先，非洲新的自由貿易協定鼓勵鄰國購買包裝茶以供國內消費。
肯尼亞最近向加納運送了大量 Ketepa Pride品牌產品，這是《非洲大陸自由貿易協定》下的第一批貨物。
肯尼亞將摩洛哥、毛裡求斯和突尼斯列為潛在的貿易夥伴。
Kenya sees opportunities in two markets. First，Africa’s new free agreement encourages neighboring countries to purchase packaged teas for domestic consumption. Kenya recently sent a large shipment of its Ketepa Pride national brand to Ghana，a first under the African Free Trade Continental Area (AFCFTA) pact. Kenya named Morocco，Mauritius，and Tunisia as potential trade partners.
擴大條形茶葉生產也使肯尼亞能夠更有利地與斯裡蘭卡競爭，斯裡蘭卡的優質錫蘭茶產量下降了20%。
斯裡蘭卡紅茶的售價是肯尼亞散裝紅茶價格的兩倍多。
為了加快生產，肯尼亞茶葉發展局增加了補貼，將化肥成本從Ksh6000降低到Ksh3500，他們的目標是每公噸 Ksh2,500到Ksh300。
Expanding orthodox production also enables Kenya to compete better with Sri Lanka，which has seen a 20% decline in the output of premium Ceylon teas. Sri Lanka black teas sell for more than double the price of bulk black teas from Kenya. To accelerate production，KTDA increased subsidies reducing the cost of fertilizer from Ksh6,000 to Ksh3,500 with a target of between Ksh2,500 and Ksh300 per metric ton.
肯尼亞茶葉委員會首席執行官Mudida說，肯尼亞茶葉委員會正在與政府或非政府機構合作，為了發展和增強肯尼亞茶葉品牌。
她說，『我們的目標是讓全球茶葉消費者能夠區分肯尼亞茶葉品牌，並將肯尼亞茶葉產品的品質和來源聯系起來』。
Mudida says the Tea Board of Kenya is collaborating with state and non-state actors to develop and promote a strong Kenya tea brand. The goal is to 『enable tea consumers globally to distinguish Kenya tea brands and associate Kenya tea products for their quality and authenticity,』 she said.
Mudida寫道，『肯尼亞並沒有放棄批量生產。
我們希望澄清，政府政策是逐步提高茶葉價值以提高茶農的收入。
政府並沒有禁止大量銷售茶葉』。
Kenya is not abandoning bulk production，writes Mudida. 『We wish to clarify that it is government policy to upscale tea value addition progressively to enhance tea growers’ earnings. The government has not banned the sale of tea in bulk』 she said.
Mudida預計將獲得可觀的投資回報。
她說，『我們預計，通過這些激勵措施，肯尼亞茶產業可以創造約80000個新工作崗位，並大幅增加年度行業回報』
Mudida anticipates a solid return on investment.
『We project that through these incentives，Kenya’s tea industry could generate about 80,000 new jobs and increase annual industry returns substantially,』 she said
本文章刊於11月《茶世界》489期