{"id":117158,"date":"2025-06-26T07:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T07:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/fao-pilots-low-carbon-tea-among-small-scale-farmers\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T07:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T07:03:16","slug":"fao-pilots-low-carbon-tea-among-small-scale-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/fao-pilots-low-carbon-tea-among-small-scale-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"FAO pilots low-carbon tea among small-scale farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KISUMU, Kenya, Jun 26 \u2014 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a pilot project in Kenya aimed at producing low-carbon tea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The goal is to establish a productive, efficient, and environmentally sustainable tea value chain, thereby contributing to the country\u2019s climate action objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Barrack Okoba, FAO Project Manager for Low-Carbon Tea, said the Kenyan government has partnered with other countries to support rural livelihoods in the tea sector, with the primary aim of advancing climate action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the project focuses on a specific value chain\u2014tea\u2014we believe the lessons learned here can be scaled up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Okoba, tea is a critical crop as it is one of the country\u2019s top income earners. The project will assess greenhouse gas emissions across the tea value chain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe aim is to reduce the climate impact of tea production and develop solutions that enhance incomes for smallholder farmers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that many small-scale farmers rely heavily on tea for their livelihoods, and the project seeks to sustain production while protecting the environment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificationn <\/h2>\n<p>Okoba, speaking in Kisumu on Wednesday during a roundtable meeting with project partners, commited FAO\u2019s support on certification of low-carbon tea once it meet the production benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are exploring opportunities for buyers who recognize and value these efforts and are willing to pay a premium for certified low-carbon tea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya is partnering with Germany, China, and the FAO, which is leading the coordination of the project. Germany and China are jointly contributing USD 5 million, while Kenya is providing infrastructure and policy support.<\/p>\n<p>Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) Chief Executive Officer Willy Mutai announced that 71 tea factories are implementing the pilot project.<\/p>\n<p>Mutai affirmed TBK\u2019s full support, saying the board will scale up the initiative nationwide if it proves successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe success of this project will [be] a success for Kenyan farmers,\u201d he said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KISUMU, Kenya, Jun 26 \u2014 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a pilot project in Kenya aimed at producing low-carbon tea. The goal is to establish a productive, efficient, and environmentally sustainable tea value chain, thereby contributing to the country\u2019s climate action objectives. Barrack Okoba, FAO Project Manager for Low-Carbon Tea, said the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}