Tea farmers suffer despite price upsurge

While factories are reportedly earning an average of $1.30 per kilogramme, farmers are paid sh300 (about $0.08) per kilogramme of green leaf, a figure that fails to cover even a fraction of their expenses. 

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Farmers plucking tea in a garden. Many smallholder farmers are abandoning the crop due to the challenges they deal with to make a profit.

Nelson Mandela Muhoozi

Journalist @New Vision