| No events |
Kenya bans tea hawking
An immediate nationwide ban was announced on tea hawking in Kenya, citing concerns over declining quality and threats to the country’s global tea reputation. Tea factories found purchasing green leaf from hawkers in violation of regulations wouldface serious consequences, including loss of licenses.
Unregulated practice introduces substandard green leafinto the value chain, affecting overall quality and the prices fetched at the Mombasa tea auction. A single batch of low-grade tea can compromise entire consignments, damaging thecountry’s reputation on international markets.
Source: Africa Food Business (Extracts), Courtesy: Tea Exporters’ Association Sri Lanka
About F&W
Forbes & Walker was set up in 1881 as a partnership between James Forbes and Chapmen Walker. Although there is no actual record of the date on which it was established the very first cash book, still in the possession of the Finance Director, indicates the brokerages were earned from 1st August 1881. In Sir Thomas Villiers' book “Mercantile Lore” the date of establishment of Forbes & Walker has been put down Read More...