Tea production in Honde Valley is under threat as many farmers are switching to the highly lucrative banana production.
The farmers feel that tea is now fetching low prices on the market.A kilogramme of green tea is selling at US11 cents, while other countries are offering between US25 and US35 cents per kg.
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