Uganda: Tea Farmers Feel the Pinch As Prices Fall

Kampala — Patrick Siisa, a tea farmer has recorded a decline in income at his farm by 37.5% to Shs5.5million per month in the past four months. Siisa grows tea on 25 acres of land located in Kyarusozi Sub-country, Kyenjojo District.

He harvests approximately 11,000 kilograms (11tones) of green leaf per month that he later sells to Mabale Growers Tea Factory for value addition and then the latter exports to Mombasa, Kenya for auction.

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