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Kenya seeks Sh5.7bn to boost 800 coffee firms
A coffee farmer tends her crop at Githiru village in Nyeri County. Governors in coffee growing counties are fighting to control the milling and marketing of the crop in a move they say will put more money in farmers’ pockets. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
- Mr Munya said that the renovation of pulping factories will come with modern security systems to end coffee theft.
- The CS said that most of the coffee thefts are planned by insiders to impoverish the farmer.
- The government launched Sh1.5 billion coffee revitalisation programme in April targeting eight counties.
Kenya is sourcing for Sh5.7 billion from the World Bank for rehabilitation of about 800 coffee pulping factories as part of the crop’s revitalisation programme.
Agriculture CS Peter Munya said the money is expected to be available in the next three months.
