Farmers devastated as tea farm-gate prices plunge to sh130
In some areas, Onesimus Matsiko, a tea sector expert and farmer, says middlemen are offering as little as shillings 130 per kilogramme, with the person harvesting the tea taking shillings 100 of that sum.
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Middlemen are offering as little as shillings 130 per kilogramme. File photo
By NewVision Reporter
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Over the past one year, farm-gate prices have seen a steep decline, plummeting from around sh500 to a current range of sh130 to sh300.
In some areas, Onesimus