Tea, coffee auctions earn farmers Ksh1.7B in a week

Tea prices improved sharply at the Mombasa auction. Githongo tea fetched a top Ksh670.8 per kilogramme. Coffee farmers earned Ksh877 million from 15,325 bags. Kenya’s tea and coffee markets generated Ksh1.7 billion in last week’s auctions, with both sectors posting notably improved prices for farmers. Tea auction KTDA-managed factories received Ksh917.6 million from dealers after…

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Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya

Oparanya urges Migori coffee farmers to sell locally

Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya has told Migori coffee farmers to stop selling produce across county borders and tap the local market instead for better returns. Oparanya made the call while speaking in Suna West sub-county during an empowerment programme organised for local farmers. He said many Migori growers have been ferrying their coffee to neighbouring…

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