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Kii
Kenya
Blackcurrant / Strawberry / Orange
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Grown at elevations of 1,600–1,900 masl. this coffee comes from smallholder farmers in Gichugu, Kirinyaga. Coffee cultivation here dates back to 1953, and the average farmer manages around 400 trees on roughly one-third of a hectare. The coffee is processed at Kii Factory, operated by the Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society (F.C.S.), which supports around 1,215 active farmer members.
The FSC society operates three mills - Kii, Karimikui, and Kiangoi. Members of each factory bring their cherries directly to the factory after harvesting, for processing using fresh water from the river Kii where the factory get's it's name.
The FCS Society is a cooperative of members formed from the former Ngariama Cooperative, which was once a major coffee producer in the region. Following the cooperative's dissolution, 1,150 members came together to reclaim its coffee processing mills and continue supporting coffee production in the area. Today, the society has grown to approximately 7,800 members and continues to invest in improving the quality of specialty coffee produced at each mill. These efforts have resulted in higher-quality lots and increased earnings for its members.
buying coffee through the nairobi exchange
Coffee is sold in Kenya in two main ways: either by auction at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, or through direct sales, often called “Second Window.” The majority of coffee is sold via auction since the system was established in the 1930s. Since then it’s evolved from traditional “open-outcry” bidding on the market floor to a largely silent system, with an electric trigger for each trader to hit during bidding. This represents new challenges to buyers as through this system, prices of highly sought-after coffees can soar, as buyers scramble to outbid each other on the coffees that are available each week.
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