A small-scale tea farmer (right) at Gacharage takes KTDA, Unilever and IDH officials through some of the best practices in sustainable agriculture they have learnt at the Farmers Field School. In checked shirt is KTDA CEO, Lerionka Tiampati.
Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) jointly with Unilever and IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative on October 10, 2013 launched in Murang’a County the second phase of sustainable agriculture aimed at improving the lives of more than 560, 000 small scale tea farmers.
The sustainable agricultural project has proved to boost tea production up to 30% in volumes, according to KTDA reports. This means growers are likely to realize high production of green leaf in coming years. The initiative adopts best practices in tea plucking, digging composite pits, pesticide use and protection, bio-diversity, soil management and fertility.