Features and Characteristics of Malawi Tea
- Plain (without aroma) coppery red in appearance, infuse leaf Liquor being bright strong brisk and taking milk well
- Sweet flowery aroma and light fruity taste
- Sweet floral tones and flavour of crisp red apples
- Gentle aroma of soft rose petals and sweet, soft nutty undertones
Varieties of Tea in Malawi
- White Tea
- Green Tea
- Specialty Tea
- Oolong Tea
- Black Tea
Important benefits of Tea
- Tea boost exercise endurance
- Reduce the risk of heart attack.
- protect against a boatload of cancers
- Tea helps fight free radicals.
- Tea is hydrating to the body
- Drinking tea is linked with a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease.
- Beneficial to people with Type 2 diabetes.
- Green tea improves bone mineral density and strength.
- Prevention and treatment of neurological diseases, especially degenerative diseases (think Alzheimer’s).
The role and status of the product in the Malawi export
- Tea ranks 4th in the export basket of Malawi
- In the 2013 export was $11.9 million
- Between 15 600 to 35000 tonnes
- Account for 3 percert of world export of tea
Who produces the product and at what scale it is produced
- Commercial farmers at large scale
- Smallholder farmers small scale which normally sales to large commercial farmers
Location of production or favourable topography
- Lowlands plateaus of Nyika,Viphya and Shire highlands
The capacity of Malawi in producing and supplying product
- About 43,000 tonnes as of 2012