NILGIRIS: Tea farmers in Nilgiris decry damage to tea leaves due to the red spider mite attack brought about by the scorching heat. The farmers said they are expecting the yield to come down.

Tea farmers in Kigezi Sub-region have received a shot in the arm following a rise in the price of a kilogramme of processed tea from $0.7 (Shs2,552) as of mid-last year to the current $1.35 (Shs4 ...

When the farm-gate price of green tea leaves fell from Ush700 ($0.19) to Ush100 ($0.027) in the first six months of 2024, many farmers abandoned their crop. Isingoma’s family could no longer afford to ...

The High Court in Nyeri has upheld a decision by a factory affiliated with the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to reject a pay demand by a farmer who delivered tea leaves whose volume exceeded ...

Emmie-Rose shared her own cheeky tea spill on why she decided to ditch the farm during an IG Q&A. Similarly to Bridget, she just didn’t tolerate Farmer Tom’s alleged behaviour (and purr ...

An increasing number of farmers across Malawi are ditching chemical fertilizers in favor of Mundawathu Organic Fertilizer--a homegrown innovation they say is not only reviving their soils but ...

Research institutions are working to develop new tea varieties that can withstand climate impacts, enabling farmers to continue growing tea in the same fields using improved strains ...

The same struggles are playing out in Sheema District, southwestern Uganda, home to another group of disgruntled tea farmers. At Buzaare Tea Estate, harvesting machines have replaced human workers ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 3, 2025 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Farmers were busy harvesting tea leaves shortly before the ...

Malawi’s cotton sector has registered a remarkable surge in the 2024/25 farming season, offering a potential economic lifeline to farmers and promising new momentum for the country’s textile ...