Automating the auction would cost $1.3 million, Munyi said, adding it would be funded by Trade Mark East Africa, an organisation that supports trade in the region.

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The lavish private auctions for Darjeeling tea involve elaborate tasting sessions. Around 2.8 million kg of Darjeeling tea is sold annually, with the finest teas fetching astronomical prices from ...

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The process is expected to be completed in April 2015. The auctions have been available online since August 25, with the net-cast capturing buyers’ bids and the accepted final bids by brokers.