{"id":24983,"date":"2023-08-04T16:23:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/?p=24983"},"modified":"2023-08-04T16:23:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:23:15","slug":"tea-in-malawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/en\/magazine-en\/tea-in-malawi\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea in Malawi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling lazyload\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/element_articolo_2mid-1000.png\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1996.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" id=\"magazine-article\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that some of the biggest tea-producing countries are found in Africa?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since this year marks a special anniversary, this month I wanted to take you to Malawi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This small nation was the first to farm tea on a commercial scale and, to this day, despite its size, is second only to Kenya in terms of export volume.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-24989 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1.jpg\" alt=\"tipo \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_5-1.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>A Bit of History<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before winning its independence from Great Britain in 1964, in Nyasaland (as it was previously called), tobacco was already cultivated as far back as the 1860s. It was a particularly common crop, so common, in fact, that it was a long time before it was supplanted (or rather, joined) by tea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first attempts at cultivating tea leaves took place in 1878. A prominent figure during this historic period was Scottish missionary Dr. Elmslie, who cultivated plants from seeds that he acquired from the botanical gardens of Edinburgh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But these were still only minor initiatives undertaken by private individuals. It wasn\u2019t until 1891, when Henry Brown, a coffee farmer from Sri Lanka, started planting tea seeds on his plantation, that large-scale cultivation began. For several decades the situation remained stable. Then the collapse of the tobacco market in the first half of the 20th century gave tea cultivation a boost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of today, more than 93% of all tea is produced by private companies and accounts for approximately 8% of all export revenue. The majority of plantations are concentrated in the Mulanje and Thyolo areas, both located in the southern region of the country. The teas produced in Malawi are primarily CTC (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crush, Tear, Curl<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a method which makes it possible to obtain small fragments of leaves, perfect for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blends <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and teabags)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which are sold worldwide through Limbe auctions and private contracts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years, as a result of climate change, higher temperatures and irregular rainfall have led to a reduction in the harvest and a weakening of the plants.\u00a0 To cope with this problem, the Tea Research Foundation (founded in Mulanje) is actively experimenting with replacing old plants with high-yield clones.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Primary Tea Production Areas in Malawi<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Thyolo<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This province, located in the southern part of the country, emerged as a tea-producing region in the 1920s, when more and more farmers decided to convert land previously used for rubber and tobacco production. Fun fact: Thyolo is actually pronounced cho-lo. Today the main companies in the area are Satemwa Tea Estate, Naming\u2019omba Tea Estate, and Eastern Produce Malawi Ltd..\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These three companies share a similar history. All were founded by colonists who decided to convert their cultivations into tea plantations, thus allowing them to withstand various market changes and expand into neighboring lands. However they differ in terms of their products. <\/span><b>Satemwa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">produces over two thousand tons of tea every year: CTC black teas as well as an excellent range of orthodox (whole leaf) black, white, green, oolong, fermented, smoked, and flavored teas for the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">specialty<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Naming\u2019omba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on the other hand, was acquired by a local company in 2012 after a unique beginning (its founder, Malcom Barrow, was a prominent figure in Malawian politics). The company produces very strong and malty CTC teas and decaffeinated black teas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, <\/span><b>Eastern Produce Malawi Ltd. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a more interregional company, with branches in Kenya and South Africa as well. It delegates tea cultivation to several thousand small land owners, with the objective of providing local populations with a livelihood, in the name of respect and sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mulanje<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mulanje is located in the southeastern corner of Malawi. It\u2019s only 40 km from Thyolo, but has significantly different terrain. The Mulanje area, in fact, is dominated by Mount Mulanje, an imposing rocky massif, on the slopes of which we find the tea plantations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The oldest plantation in the area is the <\/span><b>Lujeri Tea Estate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which purchases its leaves from the Sukambizi Association Trust, an organization of small tea producers established with the objective of giving farmers more power in the negotiation of prices. Today the company has 5700 members who produce more than 1.5 million kg of CTC black tea. Lujeri works hard to defend farmers and educate them about their rights, and offers free courses to new workers with the objective of raising awareness about good practices. Among other things, the company also owns a nursery that propagates high-quality seedlings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-24991 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1.jpg\" alt=\"boxes\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_4-1.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>100 Years of Satemwa<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As was mentioned at the beginning of the article, this year Malawi is celebrating an important anniversary: <\/span><b>the centennial of the foundation of the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.satemwa.com\/\"><b>Satemwa Tea Estate<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For the occasion, I was able to interview the owner of the company, <\/span><b>Alexander Kay.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Good morning Alexander. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and about how your passion for tea began?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My name is Alexander Kay. I\u2019m 49 years old and I\u2019m a third-generation tea producer. Alongside a group of tea aficionados, I manage Satemwa\u2019s daily activities. In addition to managing the company, I\u2019m also involved with the Tea Research Foundation (TRF), an institute that has conducted scientific research on tea for more than 60 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>To digress for just a moment, can you tell us something about TRF and what its purpose is?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRF helps us to guide our choices for the future. Given the effects of climate change as well as shifts in consumer behavior worldwide, we must rely on research to ensure that the Malawian and regional tea industry remains sustainable. Thanks to scientific knowledge, we can make informed choices by taking into account the local area, planning irrigation, and studying alternative methods for artificial fertilizers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Getting back to us, how was Satemwa created?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Satemwa Tea Estate was founded in 1923 by my grandfather, McClean Kay. My grandfather was a rubber farmer, but he immediately realized the potential of tea. I still remember how often he used to tell me the story of the company&#8217;s beginnings and how proud he was of his decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>So it\u2019s a family passion. And what type of tea do you produce?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company has a unique history. It began with orthodox black tea and then, in the 1960s, shifted production to CTC black tea. We focused on this kind of tea for quite some time, but a few decades ago my father and I decided to reinsert ourselves in the market of whole leaf and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">specialty<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> teas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What brought about this decision to reconvert?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember it like it was yesterday. I was reading a tea magazine and happened to find an article about white tea. Intrigued, I talked to my father. Together we decided to innovate our crops and, over the next few days, we began to taste and experiment with freshly dried leaves in order to understand where different flavors and aromatic profiles come from. We then took a series of trips to Asia in order to better understand how the production of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">specialty teas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> works. We purchased the necessary processing equipment and, in no time at all, created a micro-factory of high quality whole-leaf tea, which is today our flagship product.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>An adventure in Asia. It must have been an interesting experience. Where did you go exactly?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We travelled around a bit: Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, and China, which is the cradle of tea culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The dream of all tea-lovers. Getting back to us, what\u2019s so special about the way that Satemwa handles tea production?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most interesting and unique thing about Satemwa is that all of our different kinds of teas are produced in a single estate: black, white, green, Oolong, smoked, post-fermented, herbal, and floral, all of which are processed in the same facility, which can lead to some interesting attempts at blending.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another unique characteristic of our production is the crops that we use. We play with old <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sinensis Sinensis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plants, ancient <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assamica <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">varieties or Malawian crops developed by the Tea Research Foundation, experimenting and innovating to create products tailored to each individual client.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our entire production is traced and traceable, down to every single harvester. This is wonderful because behind every tea leaf, there are so many stories to tell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>It must be very rewarding. Can you tell us anything about the climatic conditions of the soil and the location where you work?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Satemwa is located in the Shire Highlands, in the southern region of Malawi. Here in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are opposite. Spring is in September, just in time to bring fresh teas to Europe and North America for the winter season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, between December and March\/April the climate is hot and rainy. During this season we produce approximately 80% of our annual production of CTC black tea and it\u2019s an excellent time to produce some delicious steamed green teas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From April to August the season is colder and drier, with frequent Chiperoni rains [a cool and humid wind that brings cloudy skies and constant drizzles in the southern part of the country during winter]. These conditions are ideal for the growth of our <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">premium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> teas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, in September temperatures begin to rise, and we enter the hot and dry season, with the harvest of our spring specialties taking place in October.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>So basically, every season is good for cultivating and harvesting tea. To conclude, could you tell us a bit about your future projects and goals?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world of Satemwa is an extraordinary ecosystem of people and communities. Our objective is to continue to create value in tea through innovation, equality, and sustainability, while at the same time protecting the communities that we work in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our plans for the future are to continue safeguarding the environment and the surrounding natural resources and to cultivate an ever closer collaboration with our clients, consumers, and trusted partners, in the name of transparency and traceability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have some major innovations in mind for the future. All we can do is continue working on them with determination and confidence, as my grandfather used to say.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Thank you so much for this interview. Now all that\u2019s left is for us to taste the innovative teas that Satemwa is so proud of!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-24987 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"fine \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1-700x350.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inner_te_in_malawi_2-1.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that some of the biggest tea-producing countries are found in Africa?<br \/>\nSince this year marks a special anniversary, this month I wanted to take you to Malawi. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":24999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,83,652],"tags":[495],"solution_tag":[],"class_list":["post-24983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curiosity-and-education","category-magazine-en","category-public-post","tag-the"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tea in Malawi - Vinhood<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vinhood.com\/en\/magazine-en\/tea-in-malawi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tea in Malawi - Vinhood\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Did you know that some of the biggest tea-producing countries are found in Africa?  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