KTDA Directors Move to Reassure Farmers Over Reduced Bonuses
KTDA said total payouts to farmers nationwide reached Sh69 billion, the second highest in the agency’s history. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) directors are reassuring farmers in the West of Rift region after disappointment over reduced bonus payments for the 2024–2025 financial year.
- Total payouts to farmers nationwide reached Sh69 billion, the second highest in KTDA’s history, despite the decline.
- Vice Chairman Omweno Mbasa attributed the lower earnings to a drop in global tea prices (from Sh389 to Sh309 per kilogram), a weaker U.S. dollar, and reduced green leaf production (down about 12 percent).
- The government's withdrawal of the reserve price mechanism at the Mombasa Tea Auction and the Tea Act 2020, which banned direct overseas sales, also contributed to the challenges.
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