Kahiraini Coffee Factory
Mathira North Cooperative Society
Nyeri, Kenya - Farmers
Founded in -
Factory / Wet Mill
These farmers are seeking roaster support.
Current Season:
Kenya Coffee Season 2024/25
The Story of Kahiraini Coffee Factory
“Under the system, our farmers have managed to reduce cost of production by 40 per cent as the method largely relies on sun and heat in the greenhouses,” said Paul Muhoro, a Director at Crowd Farm Limited, a local coffee dealer. Small-scale coffee farmers in Kenya are enjoying up to six times increase in their earnings in global market thanks to a natural processing technology they have adopted that produces highly sought-after specialty coffee. The new technology which uses greenhouse to dry high quality red ripe cherries including the skin and pulp has been termed cheaper and produces clean cherries as compared to pulping station that the farmers were using before. Using the method farmers have managed to produce specialty coffee leading to more than six and 25 times increase in earnings and production respectively at a time when coffee prices are low in the country for the last one year, he added. Some of these farmers who are drawn from Rui Ruiru and Kahiraini coffee factories were almost shutting down due to challenges experienced with high cost of production and poor prices.
Location
1,700 meters Sign in for precise altitude.
Farmers live within 3km of walking distance from their coffee factory and receive weather information in this area.
Climate Data and Analysis
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Altitude
Factory Altitude: 1,700 meters sign in for precise altitude.
Altitude Risk Level:
Good 
Acceptable Range: 1,000 m to 2,000 m
Climate Risk Zone: < 800 m
Temperature
Daily Average: 26.5 °C
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Temperature Risk Level:
Somewhat Risky 
Acceptable Range: 14°C to 28°C
Climate Risk Zone: < 10°C or > 30°C
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Pest and Disease
Leaf Rust, Berry Borer, Berry Disease
Pest and Disease Risk Level:
Unknown Risk 
Historical Climate Data
| Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Rainfall (mm) | 1,154 mm | 962 mm | 794 mm | 1,615 mm | 1,458 mm | 1,520 mm |
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| Temperature (°C) | 30.6 °C | 28.7 °C | 29.6 °C | 27.7 °C | 27.8 °C | 26.3 °C |
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| Min Temperature (°C) | 6.2 °C | 5.2 °C | 5.5 °C | 6.6 °C | 8.5 °C | 6.5 °C |
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| Max Temperature (°C) | 43.5 °C | 42.8 °C | 42.7 °C | 41.2 °C | 39.8 °C | 38.1 °C |
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| Climate Quality | Some Extreme Risk | Some Extreme Risk | Some Extreme Risk | Some Extreme Risk | Good Rainfall | Good Rainfall |
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