The characteristics of coffee producing areas in Africa are different from those imagined. The origin of coffee beans in Kenya should not be underestimated.

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Qianjie-Kenyan Coffee introduction

Kenya's main coffee producing areas are surrounded by the country's highest mountain, Mount Kenya, which is the second highest peak in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro, and many plantations have good elevations. the diurnal temperature difference at high altitude helps to prolong the coffee ripening cycle and gather flavor substances, and beans are planted at an altitude of 1800m. Kenyan coffee is highly recognizable and is famous for its bright and complex berry and fruit flavors, with sweet flavors and dense acidity.

Bean seed

Kenyans attach great importance to coffee science, and many farmers have highly professional knowledge of production, as we have chosen SL-28,SL-34 (all Arabica species). The two coffee beans, which use code names, are from the Scott lab (SL stands for laboratory acronym). The laboratory has been employed by the Kenyan government since the 1930s, and the two varieties are two of the 40 planned varieties, which account for the majority of Kenyan high-quality coffee and are grown in large quantities in major producing areas.

Grading

Grading is very important for agricultural products, and unified standards can be used to provide a basis for different levels of product pricing. This requires public power to devote energy to the formulation and implementation of its standards. Kenya's grading principle is according to the size of beans, the common boutique coffee grades on the market are AA (size higher than 18mm or 7.22mm), AB (16 mesh or 6.80mm combined with 15 mesh or 6.20mm), PB (adzuki bean, which means that only one stone grows in the coffee fruit), and beans in this issue are AA grade.

Production and marketing resume

The traceability of products is another important yardstick for standardized management of agricultural products. In Kenya, coffee is grown by large estates or small farmers, and the resumes of large estates are easier to trace, but who is responsible for the quality of coffee from small farmers? The raw coffee bean processing plant plays this role. Since the processing of raw coffee beans is a labor-intensive and energy-intensive industry, small farmers usually do not have the processing capacity. They will bring their raw beans to the treatment plant for unified treatment. The beans processed by the processing plant will be classified and entered into the auction market in Nairobi, the capital, for auction.

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