The recent transportation crisis reported by the Nyansiongo tea company will be a thing of the past after a foreign-based tea company donated two vehicles, the company chairman has said.
Speaking to HiviSasa.com on Monday, Christopher Nyakora said China tea Exports made the donation, which will be availed in the company by Monday next week, following a formal request from the company.
He said the move was in response to complaints by many tea farmers in the region following a transport crisis since a number of vehicles in the company were either undergoing maintenance or were in a bad condition.
“We had written to them since they are our main partners outside the country and explained the problems which we were undergoing. They sent a representative Yuan Jong Lee who broke the good news this morning,” he said.
He lauded the Chinese company and challenged other foreign partners to help them tackle serious transportation crisis that threatened exodus of many farmers from the company.
“This is a great contribution from them and I hope other partners will help us deal with transportation crisis. We risked losing many farmers following the transportation crisis,” he said.
He urged tea farmers from the region to embark in their normal farming in a bid to improve the output of the company following a dismal performance during the drought that had hit the region earlier this year.
“I would like to urge farmers to return to their businesses because from next week all will be fine. We are just finalising on some legal issues and the vehicles will be in place. We have to compensate the drought season,” he added.