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Numbers that explain the storm in tea cup

This year will end on a gloomy note for many tea farmers, whose earnings from the commodity dropped following a rough year for the industry, not just in Kenya but globally.

The sector has experienced turbulence due to different factors that include growth in tea production, while consumption has not kept up the pace.

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