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Cold weather to hurt tea output

A mature purple tea at the Kangaita Tea Farm which grows the commodity on its 15 acre shamba . .PHOTO;MUNENE KAMAU/STANDARD DATE; JULY 13/2017

Cold weather and inadequate application of top dressing fertiliser is expected to affect the average tea yield and subsequent income for producers this year.

Farmers and stakeholders in the tea growing belt of Nandi yesterday expressed fears of poor earnings because of a drop in plucking rates last month and this month as a result of cold conditions in the region.

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