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Tea farmers to get lower bonuses

Farmers picking tea in Chuka, Tharaka-Nithi County.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group
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By  Irene Mugo  &  Mwangi Muiruri

What you need to know:

  • The highest paid farmer in Nyeri from Gitugi tea factory will earn Sh26.35 per kilogramme of green leaf
  • But some farmers protested that high deductions to finance the agency’s operations.
  • Bonus payments are determined by factory directors for each agency's affiliated companies.

Farmers will receive lower bonuses this season due to a glut that reduced prices in the international market.

Overproduction of green leaf has caused prices to plummet, Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) chairman Peter Kanyago warned Wednesday.

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