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, ...

Silchar, Feb. 15: The deft fingers plucking two leaves and a bud in Assam tea gardens could soon be holding mechanical harvesters that will help improve plucking both in terms of quality and quantity, ...

England's only tea plantation has showcased the world's first ROBOTIC tea harvester. The 'Teabot' at Tregothnan in Cornwall, claims to be the first ever harvesting robot of its kind. Powered by solar ...

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 ...

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 ...

FILE - A woman picks tea leaves in Chepsonoi, Nandi county, in western Kenya on Aug. 13, 2022. A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations in May 2023 after tea plucking and ...

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 mechanisation. The ...

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