Tea farmers jittery as logging order could leave Sh5b hole

Iria-ini Tea Factory- Workers in operation at Iria-ini tea factory. KTDA director, Peter Kanyago urged farmers and other stakeholders in the tea industry to embrace the use of tea plucking machines. [John Gathua, Standard]

Tea farmers may lose up to Sh5 billion as a result of ban on logging if Kenya Tea Development Agency seeks alternative energy source known as furnace oil.

Speaking to The Standard, KTDA Chairman Peter Kanyago said farmers would face losses if the ban on logging continued because the cost of tea production would rise.