The absence of a skilled generation to drive the sector’s future demands immediate attention.
By
Priscilla Gathungu
Group CEO
Java House
Kenya produces some of the finest coffee in the world, but beneath the reputation is a sector under pressure. While climate change, competition and price volatility are significant threats, the absence of a skilled generation to drive the sector’s future demands immediate attention.
For decades, Kenya’s coffee industry has struggled with declining acreage, delayed farmer payments, weak cooperative governance,…
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