President William Ruto on Thursday hosted the delegation from the Kingdom of the Netherlands at State House for the launch of Lipton Tea Innovation and Technology Academy.
Ruto said the partnership is an exemplary initiative with highly transformative potential for Kenya, our region and the tea industry at large.
He also said it would increase the incomes of approximately five million people employed directly and indirectly in the tea value chain.
"This includes over 650,000 smallholder farmers under the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and large-scale farmers associated with the Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA)," he said.