Tea farmers call for urgent govt intervention
Uganda Tea Outgrowers Association (UTOA) chairperson Onesimus Matsiko lamented that with rising input costs, stagnating leaf prices and a lack of supportive policies from the Government, the once-thriving tea industry is facing a daunting future.
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Uganda Tea Outgrowers Association (UTOA) chairperson Onesimus Matsiko lamented that with rising input costs, stagnating leaf prices and a lack of supportive policies from the Government, the once-thriving tea industry is facing a daunting future. (File photo)
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
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A crisis brews and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of small-scale farmers in western Uganda's lush tea plantations that stretch as far as the eye can