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Kenya's hand-picking tea traditions
Updated 17:25, 24-May-2023
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Farmers loaded harvested tea leaves onto trucks at a tea field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. Kenya's tea industry ranks third globally, following only China and India. It is the world's largest exporter and producer of black tea. In most regions of Kenya, the traditional method of handpicking tea leaves is still preserved.

Farmers handpick tea leaves in a field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP
Farmers handpick tea leaves in a field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP

Farmers handpick tea leaves in a field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP

Farmers load harvested tea leaves onto trucks at a tea field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP
Farmers load harvested tea leaves onto trucks at a tea field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP

Farmers load harvested tea leaves onto trucks at a tea field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP

Farmers handpick tea leaves in a field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP
Farmers handpick tea leaves in a field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP

Farmers handpick tea leaves in a field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP

Farmers load harvested tea leaves onto trucks at a tea field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP
Farmers load harvested tea leaves onto trucks at a tea field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP

Farmers load harvested tea leaves onto trucks at a tea field in Kericho, Kenya on August 19, 2022. /CFP

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