Training of farmers by KTDA begins in Kisii County

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) holdings, has embarked on training small scale tea farmers in Kisii County on quality tea production and crop diversification in a bid to boost their incomes.

Speaking at Suguta village during a farmers’ field day, KTDA Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sudi Matara, said that 500 tea farmers in the Nyamache Tea catchment area are set to benefit under the economic empowerment programme that will be supporting groups.

He noted that the training will focus on different value chains, including poultry farming, crops such as mushrooms, beekeeping, and other ventures in supporting farmers to be resilient.

The County Executive Committee (CEC) member for Agriculture, Esman Onsarigo, said the training will benefit farmers by giving them financial skills, which will enable them save their incomes.