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Munya tables new rules for tea sector

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya says all tea buyers will submit a bank guarantee equivalent to 10 per cent of the estimated value to underwrite commercial risks. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The government has proposed regulatory remedies to protect tea and coffee farmers from middle men who exploit the vulnerabilities of small-scale growers.

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