Describe how harvested tea is processed in Kenya

      

Describe how harvested tea is processed in Kenya.

  

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Faith
The green leaves are transported in airy bags for sorting and weighing in the collection centres.

The weighed leaves are transported in lorries fitted with bags to the processing factory where they are weighed again.

The leaves are then spread out on long wire trays.

The leaves are dried by blasting them with warm air from underneath the trays.

The leaves are passed through a set of rollers to chop them.

The leaves are then placed in containers for fermenting to reduce tanic acid and changing colour to grey.

The leaves are passed through a conveyor belt which takes them to a tunnel at a temperature of hundred degrees Celsius for roasting after which they turn black.

The leaves are sifted, graded and tasted for classification.

The graded tea is packed now tea chests for export and in small packages for the local market.
Faimus answered the question on January 8, 2018 at 14:24


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