Kenya AA boutique manor coffee beans Kangguqi Kangocho Farm Gikanda FCS Cooperative

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Kenya AA Boutique Manor Coffee Bean Kangocho Farm Gikanda FCS Co-op Flavor and Taste Characteristics?

Kenya is a model country for producing fine coffee beans. Coffee was introduced from England in 1900. Coffee trees only have traditional Arabica until 1950. Today, Kenya's most outstanding Bourbon species SL28 and SL34 are available. All water treatment methods are adopted. AA PLUS AA AB system is adopted. However, this is only a distinction of particle size uniformity and does not represent a difference in quality. The high quality coffee is from 4200 to 6800 feet above sea level. 2009- 2010 due to global warming and disease effects, production reduction began to lead to high prices, then fine coffee continued to rise and Kenya coffee irreplaceable blackberry flavor, making good Kenya beans at a high price, so direct coffee to buy better quality Kenya beans as the first choice, coffee beans larger high-pitched aroma blackberry acid, can be harvested twice a year, April-June is the second season, October-December is the main season harvest season.

Most coffee beans are graded by the kenya coffee board and then sold at auction. The public auction system dates back to before 1934. Kenya has 50 licensed agents who send samples to their customers for testing. Customers can bid for their favorite coffee at the auction. This seems to encourage intermediate agents to erode farmers 'income. So in 2006 Kenya opened up 32 independent sales agents who could approach foreign coffee buyers directly without going through auctions, but only if they met the Kenya Coffee Board's standards for quality, storage, bank guarantees, etc. The two systems worked in parallel, and after several years of development, the most transparent auction distribution system, the better the quality of coffee, the better the price through cup testing, and more cooperatives and farms were willing to join. However, I think the latter can get first-hand information from direct contact with farmers.

Kikanda Kangocho Farm in Kenya is a cooperative of several small farmers, together with Ndaroini and Gichathaini, in the Nyeri district, with an average altitude of about 1,700- 1,900 meters, and handed over to the exclusive Kangocho processing plant for delicate processing. The small farmers grow traditional varieties SL28,SL34, which are hand-picked and fully ripe. The cherries are treated in water on the same day. Before shipment, they are wrapped in parchment paper and ground to remove silver skin.

Kenyan bean prices have been high in recent years, but the actual farmer's income is less than 1 pound 1 dollar, after deducting the cost of production, almost all of the rest goes to pay the bank loan, the biggest middle exploiters are Kenyan agricultural dictators, these officials do not want to see more progress than Kenya, if you would like to ask you to support Kenyan beans through the Fair Trade Association system, at least this is a transparent and just coffee. (urgent mail from coffee producing area)

Property Characteristics: Farms

Farm Farm: Gikanda FCS Cooperative Kangocho Kangguqi Farm (Association)

Grade: AA

Country: Kenya

City: Nyeri

Region： Karatina town

Altitude: 1,600--1,800 m

Farm Size: Small coffee farmers growing small acreage

Soil: Red Volcanic Loam soils

Harvesting Method: Hand picked

Certification: Fair Trade Association

Coffee Characteristics: Coffee characteristics

Variety: SL 28, SL 34,