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No tea fertilizer importation during short rains: KTDA

By Saada Hassan | 5yrs ago
Jane Wanja plucks tea leaves on a farm at Rwathia Village in Kangema, Murang'a County.Tea farming is the main economic activity in the area. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]


Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has now temporarily suspended importation of fertilizer on behalf of its farmers due to the disruption brought about by Covid-19.

In a statement earlier today, the firm says it usually imports fertilizer on behalf of its over 600,000 tea farmers for application during the short rains in October/November of every year.

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