Tea plant · 에티오피아

Tea seeds were introduced to Gumaro in 1928 through Gore town, which is adjacent to the Tea Plantation. It is believed that The British Council General in Gore (operational during the time) obtained seeds from India and distributed them to local farmers. Then in 1957, a Lebanese expatriate living in Gumaro, in cooperation with a Belgian, expanded his tea estate to 25ha. In 1981 the Government started an expansion plan and developed it to its present size of 860 hectares. In addition, Gumaro has 761 hectares of eucalyptus trees were planted to serve as fuel for tea drying in the factories. Location: Illubabor Zone, Oromaya Region, South Western Ethiopia Distance fro Addis Ababa:637 km South West of Addis Ababa Plantation Size:860 ha Altitude:1718 m Rainfall:2089mm Temperature :Min.120C, Max 240C Area Under Tea:761 ha Soil : Fertile, good drainage, red brown color, reach in organic matter