LETTERS: Mechanised tea picking should be embraced

For the longest time tea has played a vital role in the growth of Kenya’s socio-economic space. The revenue generated from the sale of the cash crop locally and in terms of foreign exchange is enormous.

A 2017 tea industry report by Agricultural and Food Authority’s Tea Directorate indicate that export earnings rose by eight per cent from Sh120 billion in 2016 to Sh129 billion last year — the highest export earnings in the last five years.