Kenya has been exerting efforts to push its production of coffee, which once accounted for up to 40% of forex earnings before plummeting.
A worker prepares coffee beans before storage at the Bradegate coffee factory in Karatina near Nyeri town, Kenya June 3, 2021. Picture taken June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
Kenya is exerting efforts to push its coffee production, which once accounted for up to 40% of forex earnings in the country before plummeting. On the outskirts of Kenya’s capital, rising prices on the international market are reviving farmers’ interest in cultivating coffee, which has been largely abandoned over the past years.Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries, from Cape Town to Cairo, from Abidjan to Abuja to Addis Ababa. Africa. Unlocked.
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