Kenya: Organic Fertilizers Prove Effective On Tea As Farmers Abandon Synthetic Inputs

Kenya: Organic Fertilizers Prove Effective On Tea As Farmers Abandon Synthetic Inputs

Kericho, Kenya -- On the outskirts of Kericho town within Kenya's Rift Valley region, Kaptepeswet tea farm, an organic tea estate sprawling on a 50-acre piece of land, is a testament that organic fertilizers can be used on mature tea bushes and still produce the desired quantity and quality of premium leaves.

KERICHO, Kenya – On the outskirts of the city of Kericho, in the Rift Valley region of western Kenya, the Kaptepeswet tea plantation, an organic tea farm spread over a 20-hectare plot, is testimony that organic fertilizers can be used in mature shrubs [...] This article Organic Fertilizers pay off their effectiveness in tea against synthetic inputs was originally published at IPS News Agency