Tea production by smallholder farmers contracted by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) grew by 16.03 percent in the 10 months to October last year, beating the pace of production from large estates, independent growers, and State-owned Nyayo Tea Zones.
Fresh data from the Tea Board of Kenya shows smallholder tea growers produced 260.6 million kilogrammes (kg) of tea between January and October 2024, marking a significant increase from an output of 224.5 million kilogrammes in the same period in 2023.
