KTDA conducts soil testing to determine best tea fertilizer mix

A soil expert, Clive Otuoma, takes a soil sample for analysis from a smallholder tea farm in Bomet County. KTDA in partnership with IFC is conducting soil testing in tea farms to establish soil nutritional deficiencies and ascertain the best fertilizer mix for improving tea yields and quality – PHOTO BY NIKKKO TANUI

The national tea development agency has began conducting soil tests in small-scale farms to determine the best fertiliser for them

The project, a joint venture between the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) aims at increasing production in smallholder tea farms through fertiliser optimisation.