By Nicholas Waitathu Sales at the tea auction in Mombasa increased to 84% during the months…
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How Digifarm’s Jipange Cash Advance is supporting smallholder tea farmers
Safaricom’s flagship Agritech platform, DigiFarm, has launched Jipange Cash Advance to support smallholder tea farmers access funds before their factory payments. …
Kenya seeks global tea branding through geographical indications
By Nicholas Waitathu The Kenya tea stakeholders are implementing a partnership with various development partners to…
How Stanbic Bank’s Chai Loan is giving Kenyan tea farmers a new green leaf of life
Stanbic Bank Kenya’s Chai Loan for tea farmers is a significant stride in enabling financially constrained…
Kagwe rallies American investors to set up tea packaging firms in Kenya
American investors should consider setting up tea packaging firms in Kenya to ensure the beverage retains…
Lower crop valuation drags Kakuzi’s net profit to Ksh 295.5 million
Kakuzi Plc has reported a Ksh 295.5 million in net profit during the first six months…
Lipton Academy unveils course on naturally managing tea pests
More than 100 tea industry students and professionals have been equipped to handle troublesome tea pests…
Hyatt Regency Nairobi brings luxury to business and leisure travellers
Hyatt Regency Nairobi Westlands has started operations in Kenya. The five-star property promises unmatched hospitality experience,…
Large scale tea factories report land invasions
The Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) is concerned over a series of alarming land invasions and…
Why Kenyan tea farmers are optimistic of new markets in Africa
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), established in 2018, is the world’s largest free trade…
Eastern Produce Kenya invests Kshs 260M in improving tea quality
Eastern Produce Kenya (EPK), based in Nandi County, plans to focus on the quality of its…
Strong dollar: KTDA on the spot over paying farmers poorly
By DPCS Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will meet Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) this week to…
Gachagua to address expensive electricity for tea value chain
High cost of electricity remains a key challenge in the tea value chain that needs urgent…
Gachagua to meet KTDA factory directors over tea reforms
By DPCS Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has convened a meeting on Wednesday with directors of Kenya…
Sustainable tea practices backed to create more value
Lipton Teas and Infusions brought together leading stakeholders in the tea industry to foster increased value…
Tea farmers pocket half a billion in dividends
Smallholder farmers who market their tea through the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) are set to…
Workers at tea firms awarded 15pc pay rise
More than 6,000 unionisable workers at tea-growing firms associated with Eastern Produce Kenya (EPK) are set…