Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe with KTDA chairman Chege Kirundi (left) and KTDA CEO Wilson Muthaura (right). PHOTO UGC. By CHEGE KIRUNDI As Chairman of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), I have had the unique privilege of engaging with diverse stakeholders in our tea value chain; from smallholder farmers to international buyers. Over time, one…
Chege Kirundi’s envisaged reforms at KTDA aim to deliver improved returns for the country’s 680,000 smallholder tea farmers. PHOTO/UGC. By FRED SOME [email protected] Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) chairman, Chege Kirundi, has outlined an ambitious strategic agenda aimed at repositioning the country’s tea industry as a globally competitive, sustainable, and farmer-centric enterprise. His reform plan…
Delegation members. PHOTO/UGC. By OUR CORRESPONDENT [email protected] The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock, Mutahi Kagwe, recently engaged an Iranian business delegation to discuss the possibility of reopening the tea trade between the two countries. Mr Kagwe said the move is part of Kenya’s broader strategy to strengthen bilateral ties between Iran and the broader…
