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Tea factories declare lower bonuses for 2025/2026 season

Sacco ReviewSeptember 30, 202603 mins

Tea factories declare lower bonuses for the 2025/2026 season Farmer payouts vary widely across factories Some factories announce bonuses of less than Ksh 20 per kilo Tea farmers are set to receive a low bonus in the month following the declaration of the much awaited payment for the 2025/2026 year. The payment reflects a reduction…

Smallholder tea earnings slip to Sh919m at auction

Sacco ReviewSeptember 30, 202604 mins

Smallholder tea earnings fall despite firm auction prices Githongo factory records the week’s highest tea price Kenya’s tea sales remain ahead of regional competitors in value Githongo factory posted the best price of the week at the Mombasa Tea Auction, selling its tea at Ksh 477.30 ($3.70) a kilo. Even so, smallholder factories as a…

Tea farmers await KTDA second bonus payment for 2025/26

Sacco ReviewSeptember 23, 202607 mins

Factory directors are set to review the year’s tea earnings before announcing the payout Farmers are bracing for a bonus shaped by market disruptions and rising costs Last year’s top-paying factories set a benchmark that growers will be watching closely The tea farmers expect their directors to declare bonus payments for the year 2025/2026, after…

Government moves to raise tea earnings for Kisii farmers

Sacco ReviewAugust 18, 202605 mins

Kisii tea farmers could soon earn more as government moves to crack down on tea hawking. Farmers set to get fertiliser at Ksh2,500 as government targets lower production costs. Nyamache Tea Factory seeks Ksh250 million upgrade as thousands of new tea seedlings are lined up. The government has announced measures aimed at improving returns for…