How tea growing is transforming lives of rural women in Nyamagabe

It’s a beehive of activity as a group women move back and forth ferrying bags of freshly picked green leaf tea from their plantations onto a waiting delivery truck. The tea growers seem unfazed by the mildly hot mid-morning weather on this sunny Tuesday morning.
Women tea growers pack green leaf tea in preparation for transportation to the processing plant. / All photos: Remy Niyingize
Women tea growers pack green leaf tea in preparation for transportation to the processing plant. / All photos: Remy Niyingize
Remy Niyingize