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Govt targets raising coffee production from 50,000 to 150,000 metric tonnes by 2028/29. Ksh1 billion allocated to the sector, with Ksh4 billion released to clear cooperative debts. Farmers to receive faster payments as reforms expand coffee farming and strengthen cooperatives. The government has launched an ambitious coffee revitalisation programme aimed at tripling Kenya’s annual coffee…
The Nairobi Coffee Market has generated KSh31.7 billion in just eight months of trading, underscoring the sector’s resilience and growing confidence among farmers. Between October 1, 2025, and May 12, 2026, the market, managed by the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), auctioned 602,973 bags in the 2025/2026 coffee year. Reports show that Alliance Berries Limited led…
The Kenyan government is making bold moves to increase local coffee consumption to boost revenues, even as the country grapples with a drop in production. During the launch of its strategic plan yesterday, the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) revealed that domestic coffee consumption remains worryingly low at just 19 percent. To address this,…
Cooperatives and MSMEs Development Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has instructed Commissioner for Cooperatives Development to develop a Dividend Policy for Cooperatives that will ensure that no cooperative borrows to pay dividends. The CS who was speaking in Nairobi during the launch of the strategic plan 2023-2027 for new Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) said the…
The Nduluma Coffee Factory in Tharaka Nithi, recently promoted by the new Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU), achieved the top price at last week’s weekly coffee auction, with a bag of Grade AA coffee fetching Ksh46,562. The factory, a member of the Tharaka Coffee Growers’ Cooperative Society, has earned a strong reputation for producing high-quality…
President William Ruto has warned coffee farmers against taking more loans following a waiver issued by the government recently. Speaking at Gitooro ASK showground in Meru County during the Meru Cooperative Dairy Union 9th Farmers Field Day, Ruto cautioned the cooperatives coffee society officials against taking more loans unless it is approved by farmers themselves….
The New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) has denied claims that it stole coffee from a coffee factory located in South Imenti constituency, Meru County. Speaking at the New KPCU Meru depot during an inspection tour of the facility, Chairman Daniel Chemno said that the allegations are baseless and only meant to tarnish their name…
By Fred Sitati In the recent past, the cooperative movement has lost two flagship cooperative institutions to the state through expropriation. These cooperatives are Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) and Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU). KCC was renamed New KCC while KPCU was rebranded to New KPCU Ltd. The new effect of this change is that…
By Correspondent The much-anticipated turnaround of coffee cooperatives following the introduction of cherry advances to the farmers by the recently created New KPCU, a state corporation, continues to elicit mixed reactions from those expected to benefit from the proposed interventions. A cursory assessment shows that the uptake of this facility remains way below expectations despite…
By John Majau Agriculture CS Peter Munya has urged farmers to take coffee to the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU). He said the government has enforced new regulations for the benefit of farmers by sealing loopholes that existed before. He warned farmers that they will only have themselves to blame if they take their…
