The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Small scale holder tea factories under KTDA last week made Sh 686.3 million after the auction of 2,629,511kgs. In the previous week, the market earned the factories in excess of Sh 639.3 million after the auction of 2,478,133 kgs. During the auction at the Mombasa Tea Auction Imenti Sh 4 million …
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee market earned Sh 644.6 million after the sale of 10,770 bags of coffee weighing 671,180 kgs at Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). The payment reflected a decline compared to last week’s auction of Sh 704 million. Coffee estates and cooperatives whose produce was marketed by the New KPCU and Alliance…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee market during the weekly auction netted Sh 704 million after the sale of 11,179 bags of coffee. The payment was less compared to last week’s Sh 915.4 million following the auction of 15,582 bags of the commodity. It was the first auction in the year 2025/2026, after the year…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Parliamentarians from the West of the Rift called for a Committee to investigate Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) operations over the reduced bonus payment. which they have accused of being corrupt following the discrepancies in 2025 tea bonuses payment. In a press conference the Members led by Brighton Yegon the vice…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured tea farmers of the government’s firm commitment to eliminate cartels in the sector in a bid to increase bonuses following depressed pay this year. Prof. Kindiki said farmers received lower bonuses this year despite the sector reporting notable growth over the last two years because…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenya’s coffee market achieved a payment of Sh915.4 million after the auction of 15,582 bags of the commodity at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), at the closure of the coffee year 2024/2025 on September 30. The payment market improved slightly compared to the last Sh 830.4 million after the auction of…
The Mountain editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kangunu coffee society this week was ranked among the best cooperatives that achieved the highest prices at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). Farmers affiliated to the society celebrated the posting of the best prices announced during Tuesday’s auction. At the auction Kangunu coffee made history after it achieved the best of Sh…
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,…
