Dejiang County Enhances Tea Industry Through East-West Cooperation Projects

According to a report from China News Service, farmers in Dejiang County, Guizhou, are benefiting from new factory buildings and production lines established through East-West cooperation. These facilities allow for the rapid processing of spring and autumn tea leaves into matcha, ensuring that harvests are efficiently converted into finished products. Dejiang has a long history of tea cultivation, but the industry previously struggled with insufficient factory infrastructure and limited processing capacity. These constraints prevented high-quality tea leaves from being turned into high-value products. Recent assistance projects have provided necessary funding and construction support to address these critical industrial development gaps. In the Jiancha Town cold chain logistics park, two standardized matcha processing plants were constructed using assistance funds. These facilities are now operated by three local tea enterprises. The spacious and clean factory environment has successfully resolved previous issues related to cramped processing spaces and the inefficient distribution of equipment. East-West cooperation has also invested in the construction of thirteen matcha production lines across Dejiang County to bring advanced processing capabilities directly to tea garden bases. These modern installations have strengthened the local processing chain, enabling a transition from primary tea processing to the production of high-value matcha products.