Kenyan tea farmers hit hard by frost spells

27 March 2012 - Two consecutive frost spells have hit tea farmers in Kenya hard.  About 25,000 small-scale farmers are affected by the low temperatures which causes withering of tea leaves. The frost has destroyed tea plantations in the west of the country and caused tea farmers to lose millions of Kenyan shillings. Tea plantations in Nandi, Kericho and Bomet areas have already started to lay off workers. Read more...