KTDA West Rift farmers want factory classification system scrapped

Tea farmers in the West of the Rift Valley are demanding the scrapping of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) factory classification system, saying it is biased and partly to blame for declining bonuses.Led by Momul chairman Isaiah Langat and Tegat chairman Japhet Chepkwony, they told the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture thatthe grading frameworkunfairly places western factories in lower categories, disadvantaging them at the Mombasa Tea Auction.Langat urged KTDA to abolish the system, reinstate the reserve price and restore Rainforest Alliance certification, arguing that recent policy shifts have weakened market competitiveness.Chepkwony backed calls for a forensic audit of KTDA Holdings but stressed that individual factories should be treated separately.Follow The Standard
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Led by Momul chairman Isaiah Langat and Tegat chairman Japhet Chepkwony, they told the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture thatthe grading frameworkunfairly places western factories in lower categories, disadvantaging them at the Mombasa Tea Auction.Langat urged KTDA to abolish the system, reinstate the reserve price and restore Rainforest Alliance certification, arguing that recent policy shifts have weakened market competitiveness.Chepkwony backed calls for a forensic audit of KTDA Holdings but stressed that individual factories should be treated separately.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsAppOther stakeholders urged tax relief on machinery and action on high electricity costs.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsApp

Langat urged KTDA to abolish the system, reinstate the reserve price and restore Rainforest Alliance certification, arguing that recent policy shifts have weakened market competitiveness.Chepkwony backed calls for a forensic audit of KTDA Holdings but stressed that individual factories should be treated separately.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsAppOther stakeholders urged tax relief on machinery and action on high electricity costs.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsApp

Chepkwony backed calls for a forensic audit of KTDA Holdings but stressed that individual factories should be treated separately.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsAppOther stakeholders urged tax relief on machinery and action on high electricity costs.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsApp

Other stakeholders urged tax relief on machinery and action on high electricity costs.Follow The Standard
channel
on WhatsApp

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