Uganda gets Danish funding to upgrade processing
Smallholder tea growers in Uganda have secured an $8 million interest-free loan from the Denmark to purchase tea processing machines. The loan, from the Danish International Development Agency, is expected to bolster the sectors processing capacity, which has recently experienced increased harvest volumes, without having the necessary processing capabilities. Uganda currently has 24,000 hectares of tea plantations and has exported 41 million kg of tea in 2007.