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What the war in Ukraine is doing to Kenyan tea trade

A tea farmer in Nyeri, Kenya, in May 2021. © Daniel Irungu/EPA/MaxPPP

With all exports to Russia on hold, tea prices have dropped drastically. Kenya's minister of agriculture is working hard to find new outlets for the unsold stock. [...]

Published on 21/03/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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