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Kenya exports 103m kilos of tea in 3 months

Tea farmers collect fertilizers distributed by Kenya Tea Development Authority(KTDA) at Nyambaria Tea Buying Center in Nyamira County. (Sammy Omingo, Standard)

More than 102.92 million kilogrammes (kgs) of tea have been sold to 58 global markets between January and March this year through the Mombasa Tea Auction. Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) latest report said KTDA factories, independent producers and estates produced 37.9 million kgs, compared to 54.3 million in the previous year.

The KTDA smallholder factories managed 20.4 million kgs and Nyayo Tea Zones 321,754 kgs.

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