The County Government of Kirinyaga has partnered with the National Government in training ofbutchers on hides and skins handling as part of an initiative to grow the leather industry.The training that was conducted at Kibingo Slaughterhouse in Kerugoya brought together 197butchers and flayers as well as 20 members of staff working in the county’s livestock…
The mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke ‘ It was the first time for the Kangunu factory to market its coffee at the NCE’ . A second time in a month the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) has earned the farmers Sh1.5 billion after the sale of 27,864 bags of coffee. The weekly sale was less than Sh1.7 billion…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Tea factories generated Sh1.6 billion after the auction of 5,119,905 kilos at the Mombasa Tea Auction. The report states that in 70 tea factories, in this year’s second weekly auction, a kilogram of tea fetched an average of Sh331 per kg. In the auction conducted on January 13 and January 14,…
By BBC/Hafsa Khalil The time of day you drink a cup of coffee may lower the risk of an early death, new research suggests. The study found that people who drank coffee in the morning had a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and had a lower mortality risk than all-day coffee consumers –…
In 2024, Kenyan tea made a significant leap in the Russian market, securing the second spot in terms of tea imports, surpassing Sri Lanka. This notable shift was reported by TASS, citing data from Rosselkhozbank. According to the report, India remains the dominant tea supplier to Russia, accounting for approximately 30% of the imports. However,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.kei Coffee auction resumed after a break, with 12 local and international dealers buying 18,138 bags of coffee for Sh957,358,702. The earnings at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) registered a decline compared to Sh1.1 billion netted on December 17, after the sale of 21,636 bags. In the NCE report, Baragwi cooperative society’s…
By BBC In the lush, volcanic highlands of Komothai in central Kenya, farmers like Simon Macharia produce coffee on small plantations scattered across the hillsides. Along with other farmers, Mr Macharia brings sacks of his bright red coffee cherries to the local processing plant, where they are weighed and treated. A machine removes the red…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The tea weekly sales fetched less returns of Sh1,344,775,787 after the sale of 3,899,719 kg of tea at the Mombasa tea auction. Reports from the auction indicates that factories in the east of the rift fetched Sh 987,699,220 after the sale of 2,355,828 kgs while the west of rift managed…
KTDA Holding Chairman Enos Njeru The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke KTDA Holdings last year earned Sh89.2 billion from the monthly payment up from the previous year of Sh67.7 billion. In the year the board approved a dividend of Sh 1,042,960,800 for the year ending June 30th, which will be disbursed to 54 factories, as the growers…
editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Seventeen coffee buyers bought 21,636 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) for Sh1,130,200,406 reflecting a rise compared to the previous sale. In the previous auction, the farmers netted Sh1,039,132,300 following the sale of 19,017 bags of coffee. The NCE reports reflect that cooperatives and estates allied to Alliance Berries Limited ,…
