Starbucks is one of the world’s largest coffee outlets. It brews perfect coffee blends and Kenyan coffee has been one of it’s premium coffee.
When you take Starbucks coffee, high chance is you’ll be taking Kericho coffee. Kenyan coffee is Arabica. Conditions in Kenya are perfect for the cultivation of the Arabica coffee bean type. Kenyan coffee beans are of very high quality, thanks to the Government’s involvement in producing the world’s best coffee beans.
When it comes to Kenyan coffee beans, cultivation is done at an elevation of around 1400 to 2000m, and Kericho lies above 1900m above sea level. The soil is also fertile volcanic soil. All these conditions are perfect for Arabica coffee bean cultivation and harvest.
Last year, Kenya renewed the cordial bilateral relations with South Korea facilitating for negotiation of tariffs reduction, especially on coffee
The pact is a major boost to trade between the two countries.
The government’s data shows the value of trade increased from Sh8.47 billion in 2008 to Sh22.82 billion in 2020, a 169.42 per cent growth in 13 years.
As a resident of Kericho, I am proud that, through Kipkelion Millers Limited,
Kipkelion District Cooperative Union (KDCU)—an umbrella of 64 primary coffee cooperatives—flagged off a consignment of 134.4 tonnes of coffee beans to South Korea. Direct export means the farmer’s group did not go through brokers or the auction.
Coffee is the second most important cash crop in Kericho County after tea which is majorly grown in Kipkelion West Sub-County but the other Sub-Counties have some substantial portions of the cash crop. Coffee production, which covers approximately 2,000 Ha in the County, is increasing gradually as more farmers in the coffee zones of Kipkelion West, Belgut and Bureti are adopting the crop for increased farm incomes.
Meanwhile, the coffee sub-sector in Kenya is an important exchange earner providing approximately USD 230 million annually and a source of livelihood for over 800,000 smallholder coffee farmers.
My administration will place a high value on enhancing our agriculture and horticulture, agribusiness, food processing and value addition in line with
realization of Kenya Vision 2030 and the Government’s big four agenda.This sector is a singular mass employer and revenue earner which goes a long way to uplift the living of our people.
~ Charles Keter – Former Energy Cabinet Secretary ~
