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The inaugural Tea Belt Conference and Innovation Exhibition was staged at the Kericho Township Technical and Vocational College to celebrate the strides made in the tea industry and address the challenges encountered in the sector that is among the leading foreign exchange earner in Kenya. Statistics from the Tea Board of Kenya indicate that the tea industry contributes about 23 percent of total foreign exchange earnings and 2 percent of the Agricultural GDP, with over 450 million kilograms of tea produced annually earning the country over Sh120 billion in export earnings, and Sh22.0 billion on local sales.

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