Coffee Stories

The coffee industry in Kenya is significantly big and competitive to other vibrant foreign exchange economies like tea, horticulture and tourism. It dates back to the late 1800’s when the white missionaries introduced the beans to Kenya. Majority of Kenya coffee is grown in fertile agricultural regions known for their rich volcanic soils. The regions include High latitude lands around Mt. Kenya and the rich volcanic soils of Aberdares Ranges. Parts of Western, Nyanza and central Rift valley significantly contribute to coffee production due to their favorable climatic conditions for growing coffee beans. The industry is said to have a vibrant community of farmers. The country has over 5 million coffee farmers, and 70% of them are small scale farmers. The industry is projected to have an annual growth rate of 8% to 10% with an approximated area of 180,000 hectares arable land already committed to coffee farming in the country.