1、 ETPs Inaugural Roundtable in RwandaEvent Reportin partnership with NAEB22 September 2023 Kigali,RwandaETPs Inaugural Roundtable in India Contents1 Tea Roundtable 2023:Summary Report02Overview04Welcomes06Global trends in teaUnderstanding the Rwandan 08tea sector15The future of tea in Rwanda 17Toward

2、s a shared vision ETP,in partnership with Rwandas National Agricultural Export Development Board(NAEB),co-hosted the inaugural Rwanda Tea Roundtable on 22 September 2023 at the Kigali Convention Centre,Rwanda.The aim of the Tea Roundtable was to convene stakeholders to identify the sustainability ch

3、allenges facing the Rwandan tea sector,and to initiate industry-wide collaboration.This one-day event offered key stakeholders an opportunity to share their sustainability priorities,and to start action-orientated discussions about the future of tea in Rwanda.Attendees included government representa

4、tives,producer companies,civil society organisations,industry experts,ETP,and buyers from ETPs membership.Delegates were invited to a dinner reception the evening before the roundtable.ETPs members were also invited to visit ETPs projects in Kitabi and Nyaruguru Districts prior to the event.2 Tea Ro

5、undtable 2023:Summary ReportTea Roundtable 2023OverviewETPs mission is to catalyse long-term,systemic change,to benefit everybody who works in tea especially people in tea-producing regions.In all its work,ETP seeks diverse partnerships with stakeholders across the tea sector,helping evolve new ways

6、 of tackling issues.NAEB sits within the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources,and regulates the countrys agricultural export value chains,including tea.About the hosts The Roundtables aim was to convene stakeholders,and initiate industry-wide collaboration.3 Tea Roundtable 2023:Summar