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Meru CEO urges youth to embrace coffee farming for income

Sacco ReviewAugust 26, 202606 mins

Meru coffee union calls on youth to return to coffee farming amid ageing farmer population Climate change and quality concerns push farmers to adopt new production practices Union secures Ksh150 million financing to help farmers access specialised coffee fertiliser Meru Central Coffee Cooperative Union Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Duncan Kiambia Marete has urged Kenyan youth…

Meru coffee farmers appeal for subsidised fertiliser

Sacco ReviewAugust 14, 202605 mins

Meru coffee farmers seek subsidised fertiliser to lower production costs. Union secures Sh150 million through Cooperative Bank to support specialised farm inputs. Farmers urged to resume coffee farming as prices improve and middlemen are phased out. Coffee farmers in Meru County have appealed to the national government to consider supplying them with subsidised fertiliser to…