Africa Tea Convention and Exhibition 2024
Harmony in a cup; promoting tea for people and planet
9TH - 11TH October 2024
Kigali Conference & Exhibition Village
Kigali, Rwanda

Member Countries

10

Members

267

Teas Sold In Tons

545954

Value in Billions

120

EATTA at a Glance

The East African Tea Trade Association is a voluntary organization bringing together Tea Producers, Buyers (Exporters), Brokers, Tea Packers and Warehouses, all working to promote the best interests of the Tea Trade in Africa. Currently, membership comprises over three hundred companies extending across the East and Central African borders. EATTA mandated to promote and facilitate the interests of all the stakeholders in the tea trade in Africa by creating an enabling business environment geared towards maintaining global standards and delivering tea products to the customers in the most profitable way.

Vision: To be the leading tea trade association globally

Mission: To facilitate a world class trading platform for African teas and provide sustainable service to members.

Core Business

TEA AUCTION

Promotion of orderly sale of tea among members in Africa through facilitation of the Mombasa Tea Auction operations and ensuring compliance with the constitution.

LOBBYING & ADVOCACY

To lobby regulatory and statutory bodies in member countries to create an enabling business environment for our members along the value chain.

MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT

To facilitate effective access to market and other relevant industry trade information.

INFORMATION CENTRE

To compile and circulate statistical information to assist members in their operations.

ISO 2200:2005 Capacity Building Workshop

ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System

Awareness /Internal Auditor Training

Venue: OCIR THE -KIGALI RWANDA

Date: Friday 29th - 31st August 2011,  Time 09h00 -  16h30)

Participants: Rwanda Tea Producing Factories

Training Body: Bureau Veristas Kenya Ltd

Participating Institutions:

  1. NAEB Head quarter
  2. SORWATHE
  3. NYABIHU
  4. PFUNDA
  5. RUBAYA
  6. SHAGASHA
  7. MULINDI
  8. NSHILI KIVU
  9. GISAKURA

DAY ONE

Session Title Time
  EATTA launch of Capacity Building Program
0800-0900
1. Chapter 1 – Course Introduction 0900-0930
2. Exercise 1 – Introduction 0930-1000
3.     

Chapter 2 – Product Hazards

1000-1030
4.        Coffee break 1030 -1100
5.        Chapter 3 – Controlling Product Hazards 1100-1140
6.        Exercise 2 – Classification (Hazard, process failure and control measure) 1140-1215
7.        Chapter 4 – Codex Alimentarius 1215-1300
8.        Lunch 1300-1400
9.        Chapter 5 – Why we need food safety 1400-1500
10.    Workshop  – Prerequisite Programmes 1500-1530
11.    Coffee 1530-1600
12.    Chapter 6 – Employee health and hygiene 1600-1700

DAY TWO

Session Title  
13.    Chapter 7 - Introduction to food safety management systems 0900-0930
14.    Chapter 8 - Clauses of the standard 0930-1000
15.    Chapter 9 – Planning and realization of safe products 0930-1000
16. Coffee break 1030 -1100
17.    Exercise 3 - Documentation 1100-1145
18.    Exercise 4 – Making a food safety management system 1145-1300
19.    Lunch 1300-1400
20.    Workshop 2 1400-1530
21.    Coffee break 1530-1600
22.    Chapter 10 – Potentially unsafe products 1600-1630
23.    Chapter 11 - Improvement 1630-1700

DAY THREE

Session Title  
24.    Chapter 12 – Audit management 0900-0930
25.    Chapter 13 – NCRs and corrective actions 0930-1030
26.    Coffee break

1030-1100

27.    Exercise 5 – NCRs

1100 -1230

28.    Chapter14 – Approach to the audit 1230-1300
29.    Lunch 1300-1400
30.    Chapter 15 – Performing an audit 1400-1430
31.    Exercise 6 - Communication 1430-1500
32.    Chapter 16 - Reporting 1500-1530
33.    Course evaluation and feedback 1530-1600
34.    Coffee break 1600
35.    End of course  

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Membership & Affiliation

Kenya Chamber of Commerce
Federation of Kenya Employers
International Tea Committee
 
 
 

EATTA is ISO 9001:2015 Certified.

EATTA is ISO 9001:2015 Certified

CONTACT INFORMATION

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