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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.
Middlemen are offering as little as shillings 130 per kilogramme. File photo
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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