Coffee farming makes return to Taita Taveta as Kenya ramps up production for bigger stake in world market
New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union is spearheading farmer awareness and capacity-building initiatives promote best agronomic practices and improve production systems, in addition to facilitating market linkages locally and internationally.
Kenya, Italy partner to construct coffee training centre at Coffee Research Institute in Ruiru
The minister highlighted the commitment of the Kenya to revitalising the coffee value chain with a clear focus on small-scale farmers. He observed that persistent challenges that include climate change, limited access to appropriate technologies and constrained financing hinder productivity.
Kenyan minister warns coffee firms government will only pay farmers’ debts after verification
Speaking to hundreds of coffee farmers at Kairuri Grounds in Manyatta Constituency during a tour of Embu County this week, the cabinet secretary said any fictitious loans will not be covered and may even lead to prosecution.
Coffee auction at Nairobi Coffee Exchange rakes in $19 million with 40,918 bags sold
New KPCU PLC traded 6,107 bags at Ksh359 million, Kirinyaga Slopes Coffee Brokerage sold 5,461 bags at Ksh356 million, Kipkelion Broker Company Ltd traded 4,454 bags fetching Ksh254 million and Minnesota Coffee Marketers Ltd closed five top brokers with 2,392 bags that earned Ksh85.7 million.
Nairobi Coffee Exchange auction delivers powerful rebound in trading volume, market with $9.3 million sales
Grade AA coffee commanded premium rates, with the day’s highest price reaching Ksh62,783 per bag, for 104 bags of grade AA from Kiang’ombe factory which is part of Kabare Farmers’ Cooperative Society of Kirinyaga County.
Agriculture and Food Authority report shows 10 counties dominate coffee production in Kenya
Collectively, the counties form the backbone of Kenya’s coffee industry, blending the strength of commercial estates with the resilience of smallholder farmers who keep the country’s coffee heritage alive.
Report says coffee traded in 2024-25 season at Nairobi Coffee Exchange earned Kenya Ksh36 billion
A coffee value chain expert Henry Kinyua, said during the year coffee market experienced significant shifts in coffee grades distribution between the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 seasons, reflecting notable improvements in overall coffee quality.
Steep rise in smuggling threatens Kenya’s coffee renaissance and commodity once touted as ‘block gold ‘
Moreover, the CC condemned the existence of unscrupulous brokers, who he accused of driving the illegal coffee market. He called on the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious individuals or dubious transactions to the relevant authorities for necessary action.
Study: Coffee keeps urine system and heart healthy, slows liver disease’s progress to fibrosis, cirrhosis
For the first four areas, the authors pinpointed specific molecules that had been shown to be positively influenced by coffee in the existing data. In the fifth, they identified a variety of gut microbiome-balancing bacteria that coffee helps promote.
