Tea farmers earnings up 53pc in third quarter

Tea pickers. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Small-scale tea grower earnings grew by more than half to Sh20 billion in the third quarter of the year, helped by the government-backed minimum price of $2.43 (Sh291) per kilogramme that protected their revenue.

Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) says the earnings were more than the Sh13 billion that was recorded in the corresponding period last year.

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