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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,…

KTDA partners with KIPPRA to overhaul policy frameworks and boost sector competitiveness

Sacco ReviewMarch 2, 202604 mins

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) to review and update its institutional policy framework, a move aimed at strengthening governance and competitiveness in the tea sector. The collaboration was formalized during a meeting at Majani Plaza in Nairobi…

KTDA dismisses social media claims, affirms tea factories’ financial stability

Sacco ReviewJanuary 3, 202604 mins

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has assured more than 650,000 smallholder tea farmers that all factories under its management remain financially sound, dismissing social media reports suggesting otherwise as misleading and malicious. In a statement released Friday, the agency termed claims that some factories are borrowing to survive or facing auctioneer threats as “false…

Government promises not to interfere with elections of KTDA directors

Sacco ReviewJune 26, 202403 mins

The government has assured smallholder tea farmers that it will not meddle in the elections for the directors of tea factories scheduled for Friday June 28. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi gave the assurance to the farmers at Githongo tea factory in Central Imenti, Meru County. In the past, farmers and other stakeholders had accused…