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KTDA has warned farmers against using a herbicide that contains a chemical that has been linked to cancer. [File, Standard]
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has warned farmers against using a herbicide that contains a chemical that has been linked to cancer.
In a memo sent to tea factories in the South Rift, KTDA says Glycel contains high levels of glyphosate - a substance classified by the World Health Organisation as a possible cancer-causing agent.
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