Ekaterra Tea Kenya has suffered yet another loss after three more tea harvesting machines were on Monday torched by members of public. Police reports indicate that irate protestors stormed the estate, ...

England's only tea plantation has showcased the world's first ROBOTIC tea harvester. The 'Teabot' at Tregothnan in Cornwall, claims to be the first ever harvesting robot of its kind. Powered by solar ...

Talks between tea companies and a task force formed to look into the use of tea harvesting machines in Kericho and Bomet counties have stalled. This has forced leaders in Kericho to appeal to ...

FILE - A woman picks tea leaves in Chepsonoi, Nandi county, in western Kenya on Aug. 13, 2022. A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations in May 2023 after tea plucking and ...

A fresh row has erupted between tea multinationals and a workers’ union over the introduction of tea plucking machines, which could cost more than 50,000 workers their jobs. The Kenya Plantation and ...

He worked his way into a tea-tasting apprenticeship in London for the world’s largest tea company, Brooke Bond, which included collectible wildlife cards with its teas. For four years he sampled and ...

Tea harvesting machines are now widely used after initial resistance when most farmers insisted on hiring casual labourers. Tea Machinery Company Limited (Temec) general manager Michael Cherutich said ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations after tea plucking and harvesting machines were burned by protesters citing massive job losses because of ...

A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations after tea plucking and harvesting machines were burned by protesters citing massive job losses because of mechanisation. The ...

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