The Mountain Journal More regulations will be introduced to govern the multi billion tea sector in the interest to protect the 800,000 growers from exploitation through the value chain. In the regulations, all the actors through the tea value chain will be identified with the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK), issuing penalties to tame the…
The Mountain Journal A NGO has been lauded by the stakeholders for the persistent fight against the use of harmful chemicals and fertilisers in the farms. Rodi Kenya was celebrated for also taking an active lead in promoting agroecology, supporting the rehabilitation of prisoners, and the introduction of life skills. The Executive Director Esther Bett…
The coffee market fetched Sh 1. 27 billion after the sale of 28,108 bags of the commodity at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) in the weekly auction.In the market analysis, NCE reports that last week the coffee brokers offered 32,550 bags of coffee that netted Sh 1.5 billion.Aska Cheruto estate achieved the highest price of…
The Mountain Journal The Mombasa Tea Market auctioned 9.2 million kgs of tea offered by four East African countries, valued at Sh 2.6 billion. In the weekly tea auction, Kenya tea producers offered 7.8 million kgs for Sh 2.3 billion as the 70 KTDA factories made Sh 1.6 billion after they sold 4.8 million kgs….
The coffee farmers in the estate and Cooperative made Sh 1.4 billion after the auction of 32,550 bags of coffee that attracted 18 local and international dealers at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). Last week, after the completion of the auction process, the buyers bought 30,824 bags of coffee at Sh 1.51 billion. During the…
The coffee market fetched Sh 1.4 billion after the auction of 29,098 bags during the weekly auction. Last week, the market earned Sh 1.4 billion after the sale of 31,568 bags of the commodity. At the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), reports indicate that Ibero Kenya led the buyers after it bought 13,408 bags of coffee, …
The Mountain Journal in Mombasa The small holder tea factories in the week netted a payment of Sh 1.6 billion after the offer of 4,786,217 kgs of tea through the Mombasa Tea Auction. The payment to the factories under the KTDA management reflected an increase compared to last week’s of Sh 1.5 billion after the…
The Mountain Journal The weekly tea market fetched Sh 1.8 billion for the smallholder tea factories managed by the KTDA following the auction of 5,020,323 kgs compared to Sh 1.58 billion last week. In the Mombasa Tea Auction with 52 buyers, factories that achieved the premium prices are Mununga, Gathuthi, Kimunye, Rukuriri and Imenti, of…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Youthful coffee leaders have lauded the passage of Coffee Bill 2023 outlining the move as a major milestone in the coffee sector, following the policy to revive the defunct Coffee Board of Kenya (CBK) and the Coffee Research Institute (CRI). The farmers leaders led by Godffrey Kanyiri and Esbon Mwangi from…
The small holder tea factories under KTDA management this week netted Sh 1.58 billion after the auction of 4,467,844 kgs or 63,820 packages, in the weekly sale. Last week, the factories fetched similar amount after the sale of 4.5 million kgs In a report by Bicorn Exim Limited ( Tea Brokers) reflects that factories in…
