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FARMKENYA INITIATIVE Crop By Lydiah Nyawira | December 23rd 2020 at 04:45:00 GMT +0300 At least 7,000 coffee farmers from Nyeri County have applied for the Sh3 billion coffee revolving fund, according to the Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU). KPCU chairperson Henry Kinyua on Wednesday held a briefing with Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga on the progress of the cherry fund disbursement and the Sh1.5 billion coffee revitalisation programme. “This is the first disbursement of funds, during a main coffee season, and governor Kahiga wanted an update on the status of applications and disbursement in Nyeri,” Kinyua stated. READ MORE Speaking after the closed door meeting, Kinyua said KPCU had disbursed Sh12 million to farmers across the country and was in the process of evaluating the applications of Nyeri farmers. ....