Kenya aims to abolish tea auctions
Kenya's Agriculture Minister has announced that coffee and tea auctions will be disbanded by the end of the year. Instead, the crops will be sold as branded premium Kenyan products. According to officials, the move would improve prices and fortunes for farmers, who have been suffering from low prices in recent years. They also hope that quality and image of Kenya's tea will improve, as tea purchased at the auctions was being used to blend with other lowly products from other countries.