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The government has outlawed the use of tea farmers’ funds as collateral for bank loans, a move officials say will shield farmers from financial exposure and curb profiteering within factory management. The directive forms part of the reforms targeting the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), with Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh saying the changes are…
The government has unveiled far-reaching reforms aimed at transforming Kenya’s tea sector, raising smallholder farmers’ incomes and strengthening the country’s competitiveness in the global tea market. Under the new reform programme, smallholder tea farmers could earn up to Ksh100 per kilogramme of green leaf by 2027, nearly double the current average returns. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary…
The government has announced a reform programme in the tea sector aimed at stabilising prices, improving quality and doubling tea farmers’ earnings to Ksh.100 per kilogramme of green leaf by 2027. Speaking when he appeared before the National Assembly on Wednesday, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe intimated that tea farmers receive payments through a two-tier payment model; a monthly initial payment and…
Tea growers in the east of the rift are protesting against a proposal on the standardization of the tea bonus, calling on the stakeholders to enforce plucking of quality green leaf. In their Annual General Meetings, the farmers across the counties said the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) should ensure all the players are involved…
The Central Organization of Trade Unions of Kenya (COTU-K) has urged women trade unionists in the country to take a frontline role in ending child labour within Kenya’s tea and coffee sectors. Speaking on Thursday at the Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu during the opening of a capacity-building workshop for women trade unionists, the…
Bomet Governor, Professor Hillary Barchok, has assured tea farmers of his government’s commitment to securing reliable markets for their produce in the outside countries including Iran. Governor Barchok told the farmers that he has been fighting for the direct sales of the Kenyan tea, something he revealed that he has succeeded and now the farmers…
Tea growers in Kiambu County have every reason to celebrate following the announcement of the 2024/25 bonus payments by Gitwe Tea Factory. The announcement was made by the tea factory director David Muni Ichoho. According to Ichoho, the bonus allocations per kilogram of green leaf delivered will be as follows: Theta/Ndarugu Ksh 40, Kambaa Ksh…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called on global investors to package tea in Kenya for export to guarantee a higher value for their clientele. Speaking at the North America Tea Conference in South Carolina, Kagwe heaped praise on the Kenyan government for expunging taxes on packaging materials for agricultural products, hence making it affordable….
Tea directors from Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties have told the Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Rono to keep off and stop meddling with tea factories issues because the government has no powers to interfere with private entities. The directors challenged the authority of Agriculture PS following his recent directives regarding the troubled Miciimikuru Factory. During an…
Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok and his Kericho counterpart Erick Mutai are seeking a debt waiver from the national government to bail out the financially overwhelmed tea industry in the region. Speaking during a meeting held at Bomet hotel with officials from the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) led by newly elected National Vice-Chairman Erick Chepkwony…
