New KPCU Chairman Daniel Chemno addresses the media as managing Director Tim Mirugi looks on at the Meru depot./ Courtesy

New KPCU seeks 1,000 coffee extension champions nationwide

New KPCU is recruiting 1,000 Coffee Extension Champions nationwide. Selected trainees will receive two weeks of sponsored training and certification. Applicants have until September 25 to apply for the ward based roles. New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union PLC (New KPCU) has launched a nationwide recruitment drive for 1,000 Coffee Extension Champions, as part of efforts…

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New KPCU disburses Sh15bn coffee cherry fund, Nyeri leads

Coffee farmers across the country are receiving billions under a major cherry financing programme One county has emerged as the biggest beneficiary, while another records a striking payout pattern New figures reveal a wide gap in coffee funding between counties The New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (New KPCU) has disbursed Ksh15.07 billion under the Coffee…

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New KPCU and Nyamira County
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo (c) alongside New KPCU Chairman Daniel Chemno after signing partnership deal to boost coffee farming. Photo Courtesy

New KPCU, Nyamira County seal partnership to revitalize coffee farming

The New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (New KPCU) and the County Government of Nyamira have sealed a new partnership to breathe fresh life into coffee farming in Nyamira County, signaling renewed efforts to restore the crop as a cornerstone of the local economy. The agreement, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on Tuesday,…

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Distribution of coffee seedlings in Meru. Photo by John Majau

Youth urged to join Coffee farming as Meru seeks production revival

Coffee farmers in Meru County, most of whom are elderly, have been urged to subdivide their land and actively involve young people in coffee farming to secure the sector’s future. Industry stakeholders called on farmers to move away from hoarding coffee bushes and instead support youth participation, noting that increased engagement would boost both production…

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National Assembly speaker-Moses Wetang’ula together with New KPCU members during the KahawaNiDollar campaign in Bungoma County-Photo|Courtesy

Speaker Wetang’ula pledges to champion coffee farming revival in Bungoma

The Coffee Revival Movement has recently gained fresh momentum in Western Kenya after National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula committed to supporting the KahawaNiDollar campaign. Addressing residents in Bungoma County, Wetang’ula pledged to spearhead efforts to restore coffee farming as a central economic pillar, urging communities to re-embrace the crop and revive its former glory. He…

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