Coffee farmers to sell direct to South Korea
NEWS
During the expo, buyers interacted with the coffee producers to build trust. [Courtesy]
Coffee farmers have struck a deal to sell their produce directly to international buyers in South Korea without going through brokers to maximse their profits.
During a four-day Coffee Expo that kicked off on Wednesday in Seoul, where Kenya was the guest country, a number of farmers drawn from several coffee cooperatives met and interacted directly with South Korean importers.
The inaugural networking forum was meant to enhance direct sale and marketing of Kenyan coffee while positioning it as unique and of high quality.
US retains spot as top global buyer of Kenyan coffee
Summary
The US has extended its hold as the top buyer of Kenya’s coffee, beating Belgium and Germany for the second year in a row.
Until 2017, Germany was the largest buyer of Kenyan coffee, a position that it had held for nearly a decade.
Monday July 12 2021
Summary
The US has extended its hold as the top buyer of Kenya’s coffee, beating Belgium and Germany for the second year in a row.
Until 2017, Germany was the largest buyer of Kenyan coffee, a position that it had held for nearly a decade.
FARMKENYA INITIATIVE
The second crop was not enough given the continuous rain over the period, not allowing trees to be stressed and produce the much needed flowers.
Climate change, growing real estate demand and lack of farm input are some of the challenges contributing to a dip in the Kenyan coffee production which has dipped in the 2019/20 season.
According to a report by the Coffee Directorate, Kenyan coffee production for the season 2019-20 is likely to settle at 36,000 tonnes out of the earlier projected 38,000 tonnes.
The low performance by coffee farmers has been occasion by climatic changes that affected the crop production for the 2019-20 season.