They faulted the government for not considering the research on soil and environment, before taking fertilisers to different places for sale citing that soil sampling is done after every three years, and the government does not consider the status of some farms before selling the same fertilisers to all farmers.
Read MoreMURANGA, Kenya, Nov 28 – Tea factories allied to Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and which lies under Zone 2 catchment area in Murang’a County, plan to lower cost of production by embracing use of electricity instead of firewood.
Read MoreCurrently, he collects 300,000 kg of tea in a harvest from a high of 1 million kg recorded six years ago Maina could lose his livelihood in the next ten years, unable to put a meal on the table if the unfavorable weather conditions in the country continue.
Read MoreWith the support of the Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund of Iceland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, consulting firm Intellecon and law firm BBA//Fjeldco will explore the possibility of utilizing geothermal heat for drying tea in Kenya. The project is in partnership with Kenyan partners Geothermal Development Company and Rosekey Foods.
Read MoreNew law, the first step in ridding the tea sector of colonial, socialist past
Read More• PS says the move to transport tea via SGR is an innovative step that will lower transport costs and deliver better value to farmers. • Kenya Railways Managing Director Phillip Mainga assured the KTDA team that opting for the SGR was the best choice because of the benefits associated with railway transport. • Kenya Railways and the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have entered into a partnership, which will see KTDA-managed factories transport their produce via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line from Nairobi to the Port of Mombasa for onward export.
Read MoreFarmers were this year elated after the government staged a silent coup that drove away brokers in the tea sector. The move saw small-scale growers taking control.
Read More• With a forest cover estimated at 7.24 percent of Kenya’s total land area, against the recommended global minimum of 10 percent, Kenya is classified as one of the low tree cover countries in the world. • Kenya has already signed a Statement of Intent with the United Nations Resident Coordination office putting in motion a multi-partner trust fund (MPTF)—a global pooled financing mechanism—to raise money for acceleration of tree growing activities between now and next year. • UNDP has also been chairing Kenya’s forest donor working group to raise financing to accelerate the tree growing campaign.
Read MoreNo proxy votes will be allowed at the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) elections for representatives of small scale farmers on Wednesday.
Read MoreClimate change is touching every aspect of our lives – including our daily cups of tea. Kenya and Malawi are the African continent’s largest tea producers and exporters, together accounting for about 27% of global tea trade. Tea producers in the two countries have already seen what damage climatic shifts can do, as damaging droughts, frost and high temperatures are already becoming more common.
Read MoreTea growers in five regions have signed a Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA) with the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (KPAWU) that will see a 12 per cent wage increase for workers.
Read MoreIndia's tea exports, which suffered greatly due to the availability of Kenyan tea at cheaper rates in global markets
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