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Kenya targeting Universities to increase local Coffee consumption.
By Kimuri Mwangi Through the Coffee Directorate, the Agricultural and Food Authority (AFA) has facilitated

The Coffee Bill, 2021 at a glance
The Coffee Bill 2021 is undergoing public participation by the National Assembly. Some of the

Leave the coffee exchange alone- Munya tells CMA
Agriculture CS Peter Munya has told the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to keep off the

Trans Nzoia promoting coffee farming under diversification program
Trans Nzoia County is promoting Coffee as one of the major crops under the crop

Uasin Gishu County promoting coffee farming
Farmers in Uasin Gishu County Agriculture Chief Officer Julius Rotich has urged registered farmers to

Nyeri MCA targeting coffee and poultry to change his ward
By Kimuri Mwangi Listening to Kirimukuyu Ward MCA Muriithi Ndagita talk about agriculture, one gets

Coffee Cherry fund regulations could be reviewed
The government is was considering revising the Coffee Cherry Fund regulations so that coffee farmers

Munya warns Coffee Societies officials over Coffee Cherry fund
By Kimuri Mwangi Agriculture CS Peter Munya has read the riot act to officials of

Nyeri County sets aside Kshs. 17 Million for coffee revitalization
The County Government of Nyeri has set aside Kshs. 17 million for coffee revitalization in

Truck driver arrested after reporting coffee theft
A truck driver who reported the theft of 324 bags of coffee he was transporting

The Weekly Coffee Dose with Henry Kinyua- The coffee bill 2020, here is my take
About two weeks ago the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya published the Coffee Bill 2020

Proposed Coffee Bill 2020 proposes radical changes in the sector
The Coffee Bill 2020 permits coffee factories to register as autonomous societies under the co-operative

Natural Coffee – new idea gives hope to revive factory
By Kimuri Mwangi A goat grazes next to abandoned coffee drying benches that are now

Nyeri Governor’s intervention saves Co-operative from auctioneer’s hammer
By Kimuri Mwangi Farmers from Rumukia Farmers’ Co-operative Society Ltd in Nyeri County can now

Encouraging youth to be involved in the coffee sector in Colombia
For Diego Urbano, an 18-year-old student in southern Colombia, coffee is in his blood. He

The Weekly Coffee Dose with Henry Kinyua – Cooperative debts.
October 1st is International Coffee Day. This is an occasion that is used to promote

Which way for New KPCU? – the Chairman talks
By Kimuri Mwangi When New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (New KPCU) was created, all eyes

New KPCU inaugural coffee sale fetches Kshs. 94M
The New KPCU sold coffee worth Kshs. 94.9 Million during its inaugural sale after it

Ndaro-ini farmers – the journey to become the highest paid coffee farmers in the country
By Kimuri Mwangi Ndaro-ini coffee farmers in Mathira, Nyeri County have beat all odds to

Coffee farmers to get free fertilizer
35,465 coffee farmers drawn from 22 co-operative societies will receive 500 tonnes of fertilizer from

Elgeyo Marakwet County boosting coffee farming
The County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet, is constructing a coffee pulping factory in Kocholwa, Soy

Towards a Living Income for Kenyan Coffee Farmers
By Brian Gicheru Since the formation of a presidential taskforce on Coffee Reforms in 2016

Nakuru County targets small scale coffee farmers to increase production
The County Government of Nakuru aims to increase coffee production from small scale farmers in

The Weekly Coffee Dose with Henry Kinyua
By Henry Kinyua About a month ago, the Nairobi Coffee Auction trading floor was closed

Kenya launches coffee revitalization programme
A coffee revitalization programme covering 8 coffee growing areas has been launched by the Cabinet

The Weekly Coffee Dose with Henry Kinyua
Covid-19 aka Corona virus seems not to have stopped the smell of Coffee in the

The weekly coffee dose
By Henry Kinyua Coffee in Kenya is traded using two methods – auction at the

New KPCU Board officially inaugurated
The inaugural board of the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (New KPCU) was officially inaugurated

Kenyan Cabinet approves Kshs. 3 Billion Cherry Advance Revolving Fund regulations to boost coffee
The Rules and Regulations required to govern the Kshs. 3 Billion Cherry Advance Revolving Fund

List of Qualified Coffee Buyers and Exporters in Uganda
Coffee is a perennial crop. It is one of the most important cash crops in