As Kenyan coffee farmers decry the government’s failure to remunerate them accordingly for their input in the well-capitalized industry, one Kenyan has taken it upon himself to ensure that they are well paid
Kenyan coffee farmers should not expect a boom from recent high prices, thanks to long-term deals they signed. The high prices have been occasioned by Colombia — the world second biggest producer of
When global coffee prices slumped in 2008 and the processing factories in her area collapsed due to mismanagement, Linet Nekesa, a single mother of five, was among the smallscale farmers who lost their
Kenya has been known globally for its quality coffee over the years, but mismanagement and low returns saw the sector lose its value. According to the latest Commodity Markets Outlook by the World Bank,