The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke President William Ruto handed over to the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) KSh2.65 billion recovered from collapsed banks. The money, recovered from Chase Bank and Imperial Bank that collapsed with farmers’ funds five years ago, was returned to tea growers, through the KTDA chaired by Chege Kirundi. Through the Kenya Deposits…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The weekly coffee market netted Sh 847 million million after the auction of 12,762 bags of coffee. A report from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) states that in the last week the market Sh 942.1 million was remitted to the estates and the cooperative farmers after the sale of 14,326 bags…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.keThe Rainforest Alliance has embraced regenerative agriculture certification for coffee designed to provide coffee farmers and companies with a science-based standard to track the impact on soil health and biodiversity.In this measure, the regenerative agriculture standard will build more resilient livelihoods and restore ecosystems across tropical landscapes.Senior Director East and Southern Africa,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke As there is anxiety on the bonus payment, the KTDA management tea factories during the weekly auction made Sh 654.1 million at the auction after the sale 2,771,755kgs. The payment was less compared to the Sh730 million of the previous week. The report by the Bicorn Exim Limited (Tea Brokers)detailed that…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The tea market sold 247.5 million kgs of tea, between January and June. The tea offered by the seven African countries was 247 million kgs, compared to 279 million kgs that was auctioned in the same period last year. In the duration, Kenya sold 203.3 million kgs, which attracted 78 buyers…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee market posted better prices during the weekly auction. On Tuesday, the market netted Sh942.1 million after the buyers bought 14,326 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). Last week, the auction fetched Sh638.8 million after the sale of 9,886 bags of coffee. Ten coffee brokers participated, where…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The proposal by Agriculture Food Authority (AFA) to grant licences to 10 additional coffee players to facilitate value addition, and growers in the direct sales has created mixed reactions in the market. The regulator in the Kenya Gazette proposed issuance of licenses to the firms that have complied with the Crops…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee farmers netted Sh 638 million at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) after the sale of 9,886 bags of coffee during the weekly auction. The report from the NCE indicated that coffee sourced from the cooperatives and estates brokered by Alliance Berries Limited, CEBBA, and New KPCU fetched high prices…
The Mountain Journal bgikandi@standardmedia.co.ke The government has launched a nationwide farmer registration exercise targeting to enlist more than 500,000 farmers in the Kenya Integrated Agriculture Management Information System (KIAMIS). The registration exercise enters the second phase, will enroll the farmers focusing on access to the subsided fertilisers, get contact with the international markets among other…
Photo/Rukuriri factory farmers undergoing a training The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The tea sector marked a vibrant and momentous occasion as the growers underwent a training designed towards quality production. Later, the over 1,000 farmers later held a colourful and successful graduation ceremony at Mzee Njeru Kagondu’s home in Kanja Village, who was the lead farmer….
