What is the farmers' cooperative in Gachasha Gachatha, Kenya?

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Gachatha is located in the Gakata Farmers' Cooperative, about 150km north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, adjacent to the town of Otaya in Niye County. Coffee and tea grow here in cadmium orange soil on the slopes of the Aberdale Mountains. Bright green leaves, huge banana leaves, dense jungle dark green, in sharp contrast to bright orange clay, its minerals give coffee depth and nuance.

The Gachatha Farmers' Cooperative supports 1100 farmers, each planting about 200 coffee trees. Farmers from nine surrounding areas send their cherries to the Gachatha factory cleaning station-carefully selected cherries and unique meticulous washing and drying methods make Kenyan coffee look juicy and clean. The nearest source of water is the Kangunu stream, which is recycled for protection. Gachatha transfers 90 per cent of payments to their farmers. By contrast, you will find 80 per cent of the necessary conditions in many places here. Due to changes in local governments over the past few years, the ability to buy coffee directly here is almost impossible. People can only rely on export partners like Dorman to reach impeccably high-quality farmers' cooperatives like Gachatha.

The annual rainfall of Gachatha is 1600-2000 mm. The main crops depend on long periods of rain between March and May, and on short rains received between October and December using trees from Arabica, a variety of SL 28 and SL 34 derived from the admirable Bourbon. AA is the highest grade Kenyan coffee based on bean size and no physical defects. Despite the dissatisfaction of growers, confusing the Government's coffee policy and the city's encroachment on major coffee areas, the renowned Kenyan coffee auction system and its participating cooperatives continue to produce some of the world's most elegant and unique coffee.