Michimikuru Tea Factory
- 9,000 smallholder tea growers
- Located in the Nyambene hills, near to Mount Kenya, 321km from the capital Nairobi
- Established originally as Nyambene Tea Company, and became Michimikuru Tea Factory in 1994
- Partners with Cafédirect since 2005
Michimikuru tea goes into:
Teadirect Tea
Teadirect Gold Tea
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did you know?
Michimikuru is one of our newest tea partners.
Even though we only first purchased tea from them in 2007 we have been working with them since 2005.
Julius Ethangatha
Member of Michimikuru premium committee
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“The work that the Cafédirect/Imani team undertook in assisting Michimikuru to obtain Fairtrade status, and become a Teadirect supplier, has been beyond anything that the factory staff or farmers have ever seen from a tea buyer.. ”
Andrew Ethuru
Chairman of Michimikuru Premium Committee
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“As a member of the Michi community I feel grateful that Cafédirect has come to work with us. Tea is so important to us and to get a fair deal is something we never thought would happen.”