| Organisation | Rwanda Tea Authority |
| Alternate Name | Ocir The |
| Abbreviation | OCIR THE |
| Parent | Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources |
| u.r.l. | http://www.ocir-the.co.rw/ |
| ocirthe@rwanda1.com | |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Location | Kigali |
| Address | Headquarters at Gikondo, Kigali |
| Postal Address | B.P. 1344 |
| Telephone | +250 051 47 97 |
| Management u.r.l. | |
| Fax | +250 051 47 96 |
| Sector | Industrial & Export Crop Production - General |
| Organisation Type | African Public Sector |
| Status | |
| Stated Role | A public parastatal charged with overseeing the production and marketing of tea in Rwanda. |
| Activities | The tea industry is being privatised. A tea board will replace OCIR Thé, with responsibility for overseeing the development of the tea sector, coordinating discussions between factory owners and tea growers. A concern is that tea growers should not be exploited by the factories and to avoid this, a voluntary framework of cooperation is envisaged for the industry. It is envisaged that the factories will grow tea on the core plantation while also buying it from growers. The enterprises will also provide credit in kind and extension to the growers. These actions should lead to a large increase in processing capacity while retaining the high quality of Rwanda's tea.<P>http://www.ocir-;the.co.rw/ |
| Geographical Focus | |
| Notes | Tea Authority to Revamp Sector The New Times (Kigali) NEWS 7 November 2007 Posted to the web 7 November 2007 By John Gahamanyi and Frank Namara Kigali Rwanda Tea Authority (OCIR-THE), a public parastatal charged with overseeing the production and marketing of tea in Rwanda is to invest over Frw100m to revamp the tea sector. The money will be invested in a new factory with modern machines. The aim is to add value on the tea produced in the country. "The project is expected to kick start next month. And, the factory will be fully operational by March next year," the director of Finance OCIR-THE, Jonathan Bisengimana said. The budgeting officer of OCIR-THE, Philbart Munyandinda also said that in their bid to increase productivity, they intend to increase tea plantation acreage in the country. They will also increase the capacity of factories in the country to handle more tea for both local and international markets. Last year tea fetched over $25.2m compared to $21m and $18m in 2001 and 2000 respectively. So far total revenue collection from tea this year is $16.9m as of September and is expected to reach a record mark of $40.2m in 2008. Bisengimana believes that Rwanda's tea quality will improve and it will help to fetch higher prices if the multi-million factory investment is completed. About 70 per cent of OCIR-THE's tea is sold at the weekly Mombasa tea Auction. The rest (30 per cent) is sold to importers and domestic buyers. In 2001, the average price at auction market in Mombassa was $1.6, but it has hiked to $3 per kilogramme this year. Government has promised to increasing productivity and marketing of tea through supervision and support to plantations. [ The New Times (Kigali) - 7 November 2007 - http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200711070869.html - Retrieved on 13 NOV 2007 ] |
| Current Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Director of Finance | Jonathan Bisengimana | 2007 | |
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| Donor | From | To | Budget ($) | Note |
| Links to Related Organisations |
| Parent Tree | Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources |
| Government of Rwanda |
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| Past Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Managing Director - exact dates unknown | Celestine Kayitare | 2002 | 2005 |
| Director General | Alex Kanyankole | 2006 | 2008 |
| Record last updated on 11 MAR 2008 |