Farmers to receive Ksh80 per kg in advance for coffee cherries

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced that the government will release the coffee cherry revolving fund to farmers soon. He said the government has allocated Ksh4 billion, adding to the Ksh2.7 billion that was earlier allocated, assuring that the government is committed to restoring the glory of the sub-sector as was in the 1980s. “The…

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Gachagua: Deal underway for farmers to sell coffee directly to Starbucks

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed that coffee farmers will sell their produce directly to Starbucks, eliminating intermediaries. The DP said that the government is currently in discussions with Starbucks Corporation, the world’s largest coffee chain based in the United States, regarding a groundbreaking deal.  “The collaboration is expected to revolutionize the coffee industry in…

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Gachagua to preside over coffee stakeholders’ conference starting tomorrow

Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua is set to preside over a three-day Coffee Stakeholders Conference in Meru town which officially kicks off on Friday morning.  The conference which will be held at Three Steers Hotel will be graced by county governors, senators, MPs, MCAs, national government officials, farmers and coffee sector players who will come…

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