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New KPCU distributes coffee seedlings to Kangundo farmers

Sacco ReviewOctober 30, 202606 mins

New KPCU has distributed thousands of coffee seedlings to farmers in Kangundo to support the revival of coffee production in Lower Eastern. Kakuyuni Farmers Cooperative Society is targeting more than 50,000 seedlings as production recovers from previous lows. The union plans to distribute 20,000 seedlings by the end of the financial year as part of…

New KPCU seedling drive boosts coffee revival in five counties

Sacco ReviewOctober 29, 202604 mins

New KPCU is expanding access to coffee seedlings through cooperative societies in five counties. Several cooperatives have received thousands of seedlings to support new and existing farmers. The drive aims to raise national coffee production and strengthen farmers’ incomes. The New Kenya Planters’ Cooperative Union (New KPCU) has intensified efforts to revive Kenya’s coffee sector…

Trans Nzoia farmers get 3,000 coffee seedlings under FLLoCA

Sacco ReviewOctober 22, 202604 mins

Trans Nzoia farmers are embracing tree crops to boost incomes and strengthen climate resilience. Community-led climate action is opening new opportunities for smallholder farmers. Cooperatives and organised groups are being encouraged to prepare for the next phase of funding. Smallholders in Cherangany Sub-County, Trans Nzoia County, have begun planting coffee after receiving 3,000 seedlings meant…

Laikipia partners Sidian Bank on coffee and county services

Sacco ReviewSeptember 29, 202604 mins

Laikipia and Sidian Bank deepen cooperation through new partnership Coffee seedling drive targets young farmers in the county Agreement opens wider banking and financing opportunities for Laikipia County Laikipia County has signed a partnership with Sidian Bank that will put Ksh300,000 into a coffee seedling drive for young farmers and open the way to wider…

Taita Taveta moves to revive coffee farming countywide

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 202603 mins

Taita Taveta to distribute 68,750 free coffee seedlings. County targets farmers returning to or expanding coffee farming. Officials plan to strengthen extension services and revive processing equipment. The County Government of Taita Taveta has intensified efforts to revive coffee farming as part of measures to boost agricultural productivity and improve household incomes across the county….

Ruto announces plan to boost coffee pay-outs to Ksh300 per kilo

Sacco ReviewJune 22, 202607 mins

President William Ruto has unveiled an ambitious government plan aimed at boosting coffee farmers’ earnings from the current Ksh158 per kilogramme to between Ksh250 and Ksh300 over the next few years. The initiative forms part of a wider strategy by the government to revitalise and transform Kenya’s coffee sector. Speaking in Kianyaga, Kirinyaga County, during…

Kericho farmers abandon maize, embrace coffee cultivation as profits decline

Sacco ReviewMay 26, 202604 mins

Kericho County is rapidly establishing itself as a key coffee-producing hub, driven by hundreds of farmers in Kipkelion East’s Masambworik area who are turning to coffee cultivation. The shift comes as many farmers abandon maize farming and other traditional cash crops. Over the years, these crops have seen declining returns driven by rising production costs,…

Elgeyo Marakwet distributes 30,000 coffee seedlings to Sambirir Farmers Co-op

Sacco ReviewAugust 16, 2025August 16, 202503 mins

Elgeyo Marakwet County has rolled out the distribution of over 30,000 Ruiru 11 coffee seedlings to members of the Sambirir farmers’ Cooperative Society. The initiative aims to enhance coffee production, diversify agriculture, and improve household incomes in the larger Sambirir Ward. Speaking at the Embo-Kachebii coffee nursery, County Agriculture CEC Edwin Kibor said the seedlings…

Uasin Gishu County distributes coffee seedlings to farmers as Saccos get Ksh12 million

Sacco ReviewJune 18, 2025June 20, 202502 mins

County Government of Uasin Gishu has distributed 60,000 coffee seedlings to farmers across all six wards in Kapseret Sub-County Megun, Ngeria, Racecourse, Langas, Kipkenyo, and Simat/Kapseret. Governor Jonathan Bii, who was joined by his Nandi Counterpart Sang’, said the county has also disbursed Ksh 12 million to five SACCOs and farmers groups. Bii who was…