Six-month tea export earnings fall by Sh100m

Smallholder farmers attached to KTDA delivered 768.9 million kilogrammes of green leaf. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Farmers affiliated to Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) are staring at low earnings in the current financial year after the value of exports dropped by Sh100 million in the first six months of 2019/2020 period.

Data from the agency indicate that the tea fetched Sh49.2 billion in the review period, down from Sh49.3 billion in corresponding period last year.

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