Kenyan coffee farmers will start selling their produce directly to the Java Coffee Company after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua signed an agreement with the firm on Wednesday in Rotselaar, Belgium.
The DP signed the deal with Ms. Kathleen Claes, the Chief Executive Officer of Java, and Mr. Wim Claes, President of the Belgium Coffee Roasters Association.
The Java Coffee Company pledged to start with the purchase of 700 tonnes of coffee, a move that will help small-scale farmers boost their incomes.
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Further, the company has also procured a substantial coffee production, focusing primarily on supporting Kenyan women farmers and cooperatives.
"Java Coffee Company, a distinguished entity in the global coffee trade commits to purchase Kenya. coffee directly from local farmers. This commitment entails the acquisition of at least 10,000 bags of coffee, totalling 700 tonnes, of premium Kenyan coffee," said DP Gachagua.
"Our primary focus rests on supporting Kenyan women farmers and cooperatives, recognizing their invaluable contributions to the global coffee landscape."
The agreement was solidified before the Coffee Stakeholders Roundtable between Kenya and Belgium coffee roasters, hosted at the esteemed Java Coffee Company.
The move fosters international cooperation and champions Kenyan coffee farmers' prosperity, marking a momentous stride in the global coffee industry.
Gachagua said that Kenya has some of the world's finest specialty coffees. The government is expanding the market and eliminating middlemen and brokers for the benefit of the small-scale cherry farmers.
The development comes when the government is trying to increase coffee production, which once accounted for up to 40 percent of forex earnings in the country.
