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Coffee Farmers in Embu County Set to Earn More as their Coffee Attracts Foreign Buyers

Farmers in Embu County are set to fetch higher prices for their crop this year after international coffee buyers from eight countries that process coffee expressed interest in milled coffee from the county.

Speaking in the County, a delegation of Thailand, United States, Columbia, Canada, Ukraine, China, Australia and Brazil coffee buyers hailed the high quality of the coffee from Embu County. The delegation assured farmers that their coffee has a ready market.

According to the buyers, coffee farmers in Embu County stand to earn a minimum of shs100 from each kilo of their coffee if the deal between the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Embu County government goes through.  

The association intends to purchase the already milled coffer at international prices, process it, package and brand it in their own countries.

Speaking in Embu County, Lisa Pacini, the sales manager of the association said that the global coffee demand has increased and the deal is expected to bridge the gap while improving coffee production in countries that grow coffee.


Specialty Coffee Association of America during their Embu County's visit
According to Martin Wambora, the Embu County Governor, streamlining the market for coffee will increase production, eliminate exploitative middlemen and motivate farmers.  

Wambora was speaking at the Kavutiri coffee mill that is currently under construction. He said that his government is keen to ensure that the coffee mill is completed as quickly as possible so that it can be operational by February next year.

Coffee Consolidation

The governor noted that all coffee from the county will be consolidated and marketed together to international buyers.

He added that Embu County coffee farmers will have an opportunity to travel to buying countries to learn how to use innovative technology to produce quality coffee.

The Kavutiri mill belongs to 24 coffee societies with support from the Embu County Government. It cost coffee farmers more than shs 100 million and its construction has taken almost two years.

Meanwhile, Mr. Wambora has welcomed the decision by the National Government to waiver debts of different Embu County’s coffee societies. The debts stand at shs 65 million. The governor termed the move a huge relief to the farmers.


“We now want to start negotiating for any balance on the coffee mill so that the National Government writes it off altogether,” added Wambora. 

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