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The coffee farmers earning dropped to Ksh6.8 billion after 134,602 bags of coffee were traded in February through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) down from Ksh 7.5billion in January. However; 33,515 bags were withdrawn from the market after buyers and the farmers failed to agree on the negotiated prices during the coffee auction. February earnings…
Panic has gripped coffee farmers in Kangema, Murang’a after a gang broke into Marimira Coffee Factory and made away with 15 bags of coffee in what locals believe was a carefully planned inside job. The incident has revived fears of renewed thefts at a time when prices at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange are rising. The…
The government has announced a major milestone in the Coffee Revitalization Programme, with the New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (New KPCU) Meru Branch distributing 160,000 certified coffee seedlings to farmers in the county. Principal Secretary for the State Department for Cooperatives, Patrick Kilemi, said the initiative will provide growers with disease-free seedlings reduce farm production…
The Nandi county government has unveiled bold reforms in the coffee sector, aimed at protecting farmers from exploitation, restoring order in the value chain and positioning local coffee as a premium global brand. The County Executive for Agriculture and Cooperative Development, Dr. Kiplimo Arap Lagat announced nine directives touching on marketing, licensing, cooperative governance and…
Vihiga County Government has launched a training and sensitization drive to help coffee farmers comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a move aimed at safeguarding the county’s largest export market. The exercise coordinated by Agricultural and Food Authority (AFA) Coffee Directorate and Kenya Forest Service, was held through the Directorates of Agriculture and…
Bungoma County leaders have urged coffee farmers to embrace cooperatives and savings and credit societies (SACCOs) as a pathway to higher earnings and a stronger coffee sector. Addressing growers at Lukusi Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Mihuu Ward, Webuye East, County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Agriculture, Eng. Herbert Kibunguchi, said organized farming groups are better…
The Agriculture and Food Authority, (AFA) has licensed a total of 152 coffee dealers to export coffee from Kenya. In a statement on Tuesday AFA director general Dr Bruno Linyiru stated that the dealers were licensed under various categories, coffee Buyers are 126, Coffee Warehousemen 15 and Coffee Agents 11. Dr Linyiru stated that there…
Farmers from Gatagua Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society in Murang’a County have received 30,000 coffee seedlings under the Revival of Coffee through Cooperative Societies Programme. The distribution was carried out by New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (New KPCU PLC) as part of a nationwide effort to boost coffee production. The programme, led by New KPCU, targets…
Kenyan coffee farmers have earned a significant boost this week after the Nairobi Coffee Exchange recorded sales worth Ksh553.1 million. The auction, held in Nairobi, saw 10,494 bags of coffee sold to twelve local and international buyers. This is a major increase from the previous week’s total of Sh190.5 million, signaling renewed strength in the…
Coffee farmers are set to reap big once government led coffee reforms take effect and the Cooperative bill is implemented to the letter. Co-operatives and Micro and Small Enterprises Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya said the reforms will cut off farmer’s exploitation by cartels and brokers, strictly enforcing governance and leadership term limits to avoid mismanagement…
