The Mountain Journal The Coffee weekly auction raised Sh566.3 million after the sale of 13,937 bags of coffee. Tuesday’s market marked the last coffee auction for the coffee year 2023/2024 comes as we are looking ahead to usher in the new year on 2024/2025 on October 1. The weekly sales reflected an increase from the…
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) has directed the coffee cooperatives and estates to be linked with Direct Settlement Systems (DSS) to help streamline the payment procedures. According to NCE, the DSS will list down all the service providers and access details of the coffee reports from the auction after the weekly sales. “By joining the platform, the…
The Mountain Journal The pressure mounted by tea growers at Githambo tea factory in Murang’a has forced its three directors to tender their resignation. Led by their chairman Joseph Karanu, the directors Stanley Wagura, and Ms Winnie Njoki bowed to the pressure that started a week ago after the growers expressed their dissatisfaction with the…
BY DPCS Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked tea factories to hasten process of shifting their investment towards production of Orthodox tea due to its high demand globally. Stating that the Orthodox tea has capacity to unlock growth and profits of the small scale farmers, Mr Gachagua urged the Kenya Tea Development Agency- managed factories…
The ongoing reforms in coffee and tea subsectors are bearing fruit as farmers earn more money, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said. The Deputy President attributed the transformation to the Government-driven reforms and interventions, that have seen the small scale farmers able to raise concerns over operational and overhead costs of their respective trading entities…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a county government has formulated policies designed to address food security through provision of certified seeds to the small scale farmers. Governor Irungu Kang’ata administration has procured varieties of maize seeds worth Sh33 million, earmarked for planting on the onset of the short rainy season. The varieties have been sourced from Simlaw…
The Mountain Journal KTDA Holding Chairman Enois Njeru has pleaded with the 880,000 tea farmers to maintain peace amidst challenges facing the tea industry. Njeru said there was a need for the growers to emphasize the positive outcomes and acknowledge the commitment of leaders, along with the advantages of increased crop yields in the year. …
The Mountain Journal After the spirited efforts by coffee farmers to tame their rogue leadership at the troubled Kangunu Cooperative Society without success, the government cracked a whip and dissolved its management committee. It was celebrated as the thousands of coffee farmers witnessed the Cooperative Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya suspending the management committee. In a…
Murang’a county government has procured tonnes of certified maize seeds for distribution to the local farmers in efforts to address food security. Governor Irungu Kang’ata said farmers inability to afford certified seeds is the main bottleneck to Kenya’s food security, thus the county government stepped in to address the concern after the locals have been…
With the anxiety growing over the proposed tea bonus payment, there is mixed reaction following the outcome of the analyzed financial statements for the year ended June 30th. Ngere and Imnenti tea factories in Murang’a and Meru are leading in the proposed bonus payment, after they posed Sh62 and Sh 60.30 per kilogramme respectively. Ngere…
