Tanganda Tea to reintroduce irrigation to ensure sustainable production

HARARE – Tanganda Tea is taking a proactive approach to ensuring the sustainability of its tea production, with plans to re-introduce irrigation as the company has secured a sustainable power supply from its renewable energy. Tea production requires consistent and timely irrigation for optimal growth and yield, and the company has been using ZESA electricity and generators to irrigate tea, which they considered unfeasible because traditional methods such as diesel generators for powering irrigation pumps can be expensive, especially with fluctuating fuel prices, and fossil fuel-based power generation contributes to GHG emissions.