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, ...

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 ...

Nairobi — Technological evolution usually has an impact, both positive and negative. This is no different for the Kenyan tea sector. It is true that tea harvesting machines are taking over jobs 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 ...

Sri Lanka’s Tea Board, fearing labor shortages, has initiated mechanized tea harvesting with no quality or production loss expected, E.A.J.K. Edirisinghe, Commissioner of the Tea Board said He said ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kenya's tea industry is the world's third-largest after China and India. It is reportedly facing job losses after a court ruled against a labour union's attempt to ban tea leaf harvesting machines.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. In October last year, the 10 two-man-held (TMH) tea harvesting machines were set on fire ...

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