Uganda Tea Development Agency Ltd

Igara Growers Tea Factory is located 12km on Ishaka-Kasese road in Kyamuhunga sub-county, Bushenyi district in the southwestern part ofUganda. It was established in 1969 and started processing black tea in 1970.

The management of Igara Tea Factory like all other smallholder tea factories inUgandawas by Uganda Tea Growers Corporation (UTGC), a government parastatal established in 1966. In 1995 the factory was privatized by the government and sold to the farmers who are now the shareholders of the factory company.

The shareholders manage their company through a Board of Directors who are democratically elected during an Annual General Meeting. Currently Igara has seven members of the Board of Directors who are elected in rotation after every three years and are highly experienced in the tea industry and management of such companies.

The teas of Igara are high grown teas produced at an altitude of 5800 feet above sea level. The teas have special characteristics and are generally bright, brisk and quite strong. This makes them fit very well with most blends around the world.

Vision

To be the leading tea producer in Uganda and beyond

Mission

To produce high quantities and quality of black tea in order to realize high profits for the benefit of all its stakeholders in an effective, efficient and sustainable manner

Core Values

  • Service excellence
    We value our stakeholders and strive to exceed their expectations through excellent service delivery. 
  • Quality
    We are what we are because of quality and a commitment to quality is a value that expresses itself strongly among all stakeholders. We will strive to uphold this as a key ingredient to the success of the company. 
  • Competitiveness
    We are committed to engaging in practices that ensure competitiveness in a global setting
  •  Teamwork
    In order to meet our goals, we practice teamwork to optimize the synergies of individual and collective human resource talent and capacity.
  • Efficiency
    With a highly motivated and competitively remunerated staff, we ensure the optimum utilization of resources at our disposal to deliver quality and timely goods and services to all stakeholders.
  • Integrity
    We uphold virtues of integrity through honesty, confidentiality and fairness in discharging our responsibilities.
  • Accountability
    We endeavor to manage the resources entrusted to us in a professional and transparent manner.
  • Social responsibility
     We endeavor to be socially responsible to our stakeholders and society at large and pursue our goals through socially acceptable practices that preserve the environment, promote socio-economic development and add value to the society

Important Addresses

Manufacturing, blending and packing:
Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited,
12km on Ishaka-Kasese Highway,
P.O. Box 110,
BUSHENYI.
Tel: +256-772-700797,
Email: igara@iwayafrica.com,
Website: www.ugatea.com.

Sales and Distribution:
Uganda Tea Development Agency Limited,
Plot 821, Rubaga Road, off Kabaka anjagala roundabout,
P.O. Box 6204,
KAMPALA
Tel: +256-414-343-633,
+256-312-266-116,
Fax: +256-414-343-634,
E-mail: marketing@ugatea.com,
Website: www.ugatea.com.