Minister says Kenya is focusing on quality assurance in tea industry for a bigger slice of the world market
Another key intervention he said they were implementing was modernisation of factories for which the state has provided Ksh3.7 billion loan facility at a concessionary rate of five per cent interest to help facilities upgrade machinery and also diversify into other high value products such as orthodox tea production.
Farmers in tea growing regions in Kenya elated by green leaf price review
A directive issued last week by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings has seen factory boards revise the green leaf price to at least Ksh30 per kilogramme effective February 2026.
Kenya turns to ‘Geographical Indications’ technology to brand and market its tea as uniquely local
Willy Mutai, the CEO of the Tea Board of Kenya, said on Thursday (today) that the study seeks to document the unique qualities of Kenyan tea linked to their geographic origins and explore how branding them as origin-specific products can increase value and competitiveness in global markets.
Kenya: KTDA directors blast agriculture Principal Secretary Kiprono Rono over tea bonus payment
Led by Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe, John Mithamo and Enos Njeru, the directors observed that Rono’s sentiments can fuel discontent between farmers east of Rift Valley and west of Rift Valley over discrepancies in bonus payment.
Tea farmers in Kenya reject proposed law reforms they claim are exploitative and oppressive
The farmers’ frustration comes barely a month after the announcement of a significantly reduced second payment (bonus), with some factories reporting drops of up to Ksh15 per kilo, worsening household economic strain.
Kenya’s corruption-ridden tea agency lined up for audit to root out financial fiddling, nab culprits
Speaking at Kericho Technical Training Institute (TTI), Dr Ronoh assured tea farmers that the government remains committed to safeguarding their interests and ensuring transparency in the management of the tea sector.
KTDA boss roots for orthodox tea to earn farmers more money, hedge against market volatility
Currently, 13 of KTDA managed factories are producing both black and green Orthodox teas adding more factories in the pipeline to start producing the specialty tea products.
Value addition: Minister wants investors to package and brand Kenyan export tea locally
The Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe highlighted Kenya’s leadership in global tea production, noting that the country produced 598.47 million kilogrammes in 2024, a 4.95 per cent increase from the previous year, a growth driven by favourable weather, subsidized fertilizer programs, and expanded processing capacity.
Tea Board of Kenya pitches for higher consumption of local tea as competition for international market intensifies
Small-scale tea farmers have been urged to enhance the quality of their tea to attract more markets and increase their earnings. Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) CEO Willy Mutai, speaking in Mombasa during a tea stakeholders’ consultative meeting, described the findings of a Tea Quality Validation Report as impressive and...
Brand Kenya: Rebounding tea industry plans exports to international market direct from factories
Dr Paul Rono called on farmers who had not yet registered for the government subsidised fertilisers to move with speed and do so at their respective chiefs’ offices so as to benefit from the government subsidised fertiliser, which he said, was now easily accessible in all the National Cereals and Produce Board depots across the country
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