Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Kenya's Tea Farmers Prepare for Demand During Coronavirus Pandemic 1 of 9 Thomas Keter picks tea on his farm in Kaptoroi village in Kenya’s Kericho County on April 20, 2020. Credit: Dominic Kirui / Ubuntu TimesAs a measure to curb the speed of COVID-19, many governments have imposed a lockdown, and as peiple stay home, they demand for tea. Kenyan farmers feed the demand. Thomas and his wife pick tea on their farm at Kaptoroi village in Kenya’s Kericho County on April 20, 2020. Credit: Dominic Kirui / Ubuntu TimesFarmers picking tea for sale. Sarah Keter carries tea on her back to the buying center at Kaptoroi village in Kericho County. Credit: Dominic Kirui / Ubuntu TimesDemand for tea is rising as people stay home. Kenyan government gives famers a reprieve. Sarah Keter picks tea on her farm at Kaptoroi village in Kenya's Kericho County on April 20, 2020. Credit: Dominic Kirui / Ubuntu TimesFarmer picking tea for export and local sale. Sarah washes her hands before she enters the tea buying center as David Kosgei, the Chairman looks on. Credit: Dominic Kirui / Ubuntu TimesTea prices are set to go up for farmers as the demand also goes up and government measures are proposed. Sarah pours green tea leaves onto the floor at the buying center for inspection before she sells it to the Kenya Tea Development Agency. Credit: Dominic Kirui / Ubuntu TimesTea demand goes up, and prices for farmers are also set to do the same. Sarah airs her tea leaves to make sure they are fresh as the factory official inspects it before it is bought. Credit: Dominic Kirui / Ubuntu TimesThe demand for tea goes up in countries where there is a lockdown and people are staying home. Farmers feed the demand and benefit. Sarah Keter weighs her tea at the point of sale at the buying center at Kaptoroi village. Credit: Dominic Kirui / Ubuntu TimesDemand for tea has risen with the coronavirus pandemic and Kenyan farmers are feeding the demand. Sarah watches as her tea is weighed and recorded, then she is given a sales receipt. Credit: Dominic Kirui / Ubuntu TimesKenyan farmers benefit from raft of measures to improve tea value. Share FacebookTwitterTelegramEmail Ubuntu PhotoNews: Kenya’s Tea Farmers Prepare for Demand During Coronavirus Pandemic By UbuntuTimes - April 24, 2020 97VIEWS MORE Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Nkrumahist Youth Urges Voter Boycott In Ghana Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Smallholder Farmers In Zimbabwe Embrace Conservation Agriculture To Combat Climate Change Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Infrastructure Deficit Pose Flood Concerns in Dar es Salaam Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Child Labor In Zimbabwe Amid Pandemic Photos Ubuntu PhotoNews: Plight of Tanzania’s Pregnant Schoolgirls