Teita Sisal Estate
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The Teita Sisal Estate is one of the largest sisal
estates in the world. It is located in Kenya
Coast Province
in district of Taita-Taveta
near the town of Mwatate
. The company is active in growing sisal and in manufucturing sisal goods such as rope, sacks and baling twine, at its manufacturing facility in Nairobi
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Sisal
Sisal is an agave that yields a stiff fibre traditionally used in making twine, rope and also dartboards. The term may refer either to the plant or the fibre, depending on context...
estates in the world. It is located in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
Coast Province
Coast Province
Coast Province of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and is inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among others...
in district of Taita-Taveta
Taita-Taveta District
Taita Taveta-District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in the Coast Province of that country. It lies approximately 200 km northwest of Mombasa and 360 km southeast of Nairobi city....
near the town of Mwatate
Mwatate
Mwatate is a village in Taita-Taveta District in the southern side of the Taita Hills. It is the headquarters of the Mwatate administrative division of the district....
. The company is active in growing sisal and in manufucturing sisal goods such as rope, sacks and baling twine, at its manufacturing facility in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
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