Subsidised fertilisers and access to affordable farm inputs saw coffee production volumes grow 50.24 percent during the crop year 2021/2022 to hit 51,843 tonnes compared to 34,505 recorded a year earlier.
Co-operatives and MSMEs Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said co-operative societies accounted for the bulk of production at 70 percent. They produced 36,290 tonnes of coffee during the 2021/22 crop season while estate companies had an output of 15,553 tonnes.
