coffee farming Stories

Kenya’s coffee export earnings jump to Sh37.7 billion in 2023/2024
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 17, 2025

The country’s coffee reached key global markets, including Belgium, the USA, Germany, South Korea, and Sweden, demonstrating Kenya’s strategic presenc...

Hope for farmers as Taita Taveta embarks on coffee revival plan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2025

Many of the county’s more than 5,200 coffee growers abandoned their plantations between 2017 and 2018 after years of poor earnings, pest attacks, and...

Kenya records first decline in export earnings since 2019 amid weak tea, coffee sales
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that overall exports stood at Sh554.08 billion, down from Sh571.6 billion in the same p...

Agriculture and Food Authority licenses 152 coffee dealers, rejects claims of export monopoly
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 26, 2025

The authority noted that the licensing procedure is open and transparent, dismissing concerns that one company or a group of companies could be handed...

Kick out officials stealing from farmers, Wetang’ula urges cooperative members
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

Wetang’ula emphasised the need for integrity and accountability in cooperatives, noting that the survival and growth of these societies depend on elim...

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