Kenya – Tea industry victim of the drought

Drought in Kenya, that has killed tens of thousands of cattle and left 3.5 million people in need of emergency food aid, has claimed another victim: the tea industry. The worst drought in decade, cut production by half last month compared with January 2005. Many factories, including some owned by multinationals, have been closed. Hundreds of thousands of small-scale producers are in dire straits. Brooke Bond, which is owned by Unilever and…(att.1)