Mt. Elgon Sub-County is emerging as a new frontier for tea farmers who are increasingly adopting the cash crop. The region is known for its high food production especially of maize and is even dubbed the grain basket or granary of Western Kenya. In an exclusive interview with KNA at Kapsokwony Mt. Elgon Agricultural Officer […]
Continue ReadingTea and horticulture are among the top export earners in Kenya and the government places a lot of premium on these sectors, out of Sh.612.9 b Kenya earned from her total exports in 2018, the Country made Sh.123.7b from tea exports alone. The Principal Secretary (PS) State Department of Trade, Dr. Chris Kiptoo speaking on […]
Continue ReadingCompanies engaged in hawking of green leaf risk losing their operating licenses. The Trade and Industrialization Cabinet Secretary (CS), Peter Munya has warned that hawking of green leaf is illegal as the trend is paralyzing operations of some KTDA factories. He noted that companies which perpetuate hawking of tea, don’t mind the cost KTDA factories […]
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