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Tea stakeholders call for stronger partnerships to transform the sector Kagwe urges measures to boost value addition and continental tea trade KTDA pushes collaboration on markets, technology and climate resilience Kenya’s tea stakeholders have called for stronger partnerships to fast-track the sector’s transformation for 700,000 farmers. Key officials said most of the tea in the…

Kenya tea sector seeks partnerships for smallholder growers

Sacco ReviewSeptember 17, 202607 mins

Tea sector players seek stronger partnerships across the value chain Stakeholders push for innovation, new markets and stronger brands Farmers urged to benefit more from changing global tea demand Kenya’s tea sector has appealed for strategic partnerships designed to take the tea value chain to the next level for the benefit of smallholder tea growers,…

BDO India, EACREEE win AfDB deal for KTDA energy study

Sacco ReviewSeptember 2, 202604 mins

AfDB awards a clean energy feasibility study contract for KTDA facilities. The six month study will assess viable renewable energy options. BDO India and EACREEE won the contract through competitive bidding. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a consultancy contract to BDO India Services Private Limited, working in consortium with the East Africa Centre…

Nandi Hills parents raise alarm over aerial fertiliser fumes

Sacco ReviewSeptember 2, 202606 mins

Nandi Hills parents link learners’ respiratory illnesses to aerial fertiliser spraying. They want health and environmental authorities to investigate the claims. Parents are calling for safer spraying practices near schools and homes. A group of concerned parents in Nandi Hills Town has raised alarm over what they claim is an increase in respiratory infections among…

KTDA’s Njeru credited with transforming Kenya’s tea sector

Sacco ReviewSeptember 1, 202606 mins

Njeru is credited with reforms that boosted farmers’ green leaf pay. Rukuriri emerged among the top tea factories for bonus payments. Farmers say his return to KTDA leadership has renewed hope. KTDA Chairman Enos Njeru is credited with tea reforms that raised farmers’ green leaf pay from Ksh 16 to Ksh 30 per kg since…

Who is funding dishonesty in Kenya’s tea sector?

Sacco ReviewAugust 21, 202604 mins

A fresh dispute is brewing in Kenya’s tea sector, with allegations of a campaign to destabilise KTDA. A leaked audit on factory loans has intensified tensions as farmers weigh calls for action. The controversy comes as tea growers push for better returns and question proposed changes in the sector. Interested parties are allegedly bankrolling a…

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Kagwe, Njeru push for stronger tea sector partnerships

Kenya tea sector seeks partnerships for smallholder growers

BDO India, EACREEE win AfDB deal for KTDA energy study

Nandi Hills parents raise alarm over aerial fertiliser fumes

KTDA’s Njeru credited with transforming Kenya’s tea sector

Who is funding dishonesty in Kenya’s tea sector?