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 ...

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 — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. England's only tea plantation has showcased the world's first ROBOTIC tea harvester. The 'Teabot' at Tregothnan in Cornwall, ...

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 ...