We're excited to roll out the first naturally-processed Kenyan coffee that we've purchased at Cooperative! This pulping station was set up in 1964 and is located in Karuthi Sub-location 1847m above sea level, latitude 00.59012° south and on longitude 036.95155° east along the Nyeri-Nairobi Road. It is situated between two rivers: Rwarai and Chinga River that both originate from The Aberdare Ranges. The coffee is completely unique for an offering from Kenya. We taste
No of registered members: | Men-669 Women-256
Total acreage under small-holder coffee: | 310.9Ha
Region: | Othaya, Nyeri County
Tree variety: | 80% SL28, SL 34, and 20% Ruiru 11 and Batian-
Average yearly rainfall: | Average 1300 mm
Soil: | Red Volcanic Soils
Altitude: | 1790 M above sea level
Harvest period: | October- January
Processing period: | The coffee is dry processed, where the fully ripe cherries are fermented and dried slowly over 2- 3 weeks where the moisture content is reduced to 10-12%. The coffee is then delivered to the dry mill
Processing method: | Dry processing
Drying process: | Sun drying on sun beds at factory level- approx. 8-14 days depending on the weather.
Average cherry production | 443,000 Kgs
