Features Locusts in East Africa: A Race Against Time Fronts Teaser Joint statement by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Mark Lowcock, United Nations Unde By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Features Malawi Heatwaves Threaten Tea Yields and Livelihoods Fronts Teaser The recent heatwave in Malawi has led to consecutive days with very high temperatures. This is exactly the scenario that tea growers fear. By Neha Mittal, Katharine Vincent, and Andy Dougill
Insights Kenya Tea Output Well Below Expected Fronts Teaser Kenya, the world’s top exporter of black tea is failing expectations in value and volume on a crop critical to the country’s foreign exchange. Pro By Dan Bolton
Insights Kenyan Growers Are Not Benefitting from Tea Bounty Fronts Teaser An oversupply of tea increasingly places Kenya-grown tea at a disadvantage at the Mombasa Tea Auction where volume is less a priority as demand for qu By Dan Bolton
Features United Nations Initiative Supports Woman-Owned Tea Business in Kenya Fronts Teaser In November 2018, the International Trade Centre implemented an initiative to support women-owned businesses in Africa expand into international comme By Elizabeth Dobos
Features Mombasa Auction Upgrading to Digital Transactions Fronts Teaser A $1.5 million upgrade announced by the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) will for the first time automate the world’s highest volume tea a By Dan Bolton
Insights Kenya Pluckers Fight Increase in Leaf Quotas Fronts Teaser Kenyan tea workers earn a monthly salary based on harvesting a minimum 836 kilos of green leaf. This is equivalent to the daily average of 40-42 kilos By Dan Bolton
Features Iran Sanctions Hurt Kenya’s Tea Industry Fronts Teaser Iran is an important trading partner, paying good prices for large orders of Kenya’s tea. When a previous round of sanctions was lifted in 2016 expo By Dan Bolton
