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Tea trading activity at the Mombasa auction rises as buyers take interest Smallholder factories record stronger earnings during the latest sale Regional teas continue to attract buyers at competitive prices The Mombasa Tea Auction traded 6,213,733 kgs of made tea from four East African countries, with Kenya selling the largest consignment. In a report, East…
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…
KTDA tea factories secure strong returns at the Mombasa auction Farmers benefit as tea prices remain firm amid reduced volumes Fertiliser availability raises hopes for improved production next year Tea smallholders under the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) earned Ksh 914,424,196.14 at the Mombasa auction this week. The factories sold 2,596,542 kg of tea at…
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…
Tea weighing practices come under scrutiny in Bureti Surprise checks target accuracy at tea collection centres Factory and plantation staff detained as investigations continue Eight employees from tea factories and plantations in Bureti Constituency have been detained over suspected irregularities in the weighing of green leaves supplied by small-scale farmers. The suspects include three employees…
KTDA urges greater local consumption of value-added Kenyan tea. Public institutions asked to buy and serve local tea. Move aims to help farmers earn more through value addition. The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) is pushing for greater consumption of locally value-added Kenyan tea, a move aimed at helping farmers earn more from the crop….
Rukuriri Tea Factory launches three value added tea brands New products target international markets and better farmer earnings Factory plans to boost local tea consumption from 5% to 30% Rukuriri Tea Factory has penetrated the international market through value added tea, aiming to pay its farmers better in the coming years. The Embu based factory…
99,000 tonnes of subsidised fertiliser have been flagged off for tea farmers. Farmers will access the fertiliser at KSh2,000 per 50kg bag. KTDA has been urged to speed up distribution ahead of El Niño rains. A celebratory mood has greeted tea farmers across the country following the flagging off of the first consignment of 99,000…
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…
Smallholder tea factories earned Ksh 906.8 million at the Mombasa auction. Githongo Tea Factory topped prices at Ksh 670.8 per kg. East of Rift teas outperformed West of Rift offerings. Smallholder tea factories earned Ksh 906,842,793.90 last week after auctioning 2,537,830 kg of made tea through the Mombasa Tea Auction. Githongo Tea Factory in Meru…
