Introduction to Neri, the coffee producing area of Kenya, Africa

Africa is a plateau continent with a vast area, known as the "plateau continent", with an average elevation of 750m. Africa has many mountains, volcanoes, lakes and rivers. It crosses the equator, mainly in the tropics, and the annual average temperature is above 20 ℃. Africa, which is rich in natural resources, has developed agriculture, and many countries are famous for producing coffee, such as Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. Kenyan coffee is famous for its multi-level taste and juice-like acidity. It is loved by many people in the coffee industry.

Although Kenya is adjacent to Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, the coffee industry in Kenya started relatively late. It was first brought to Kenya by French missionaries in the 19th century, when Kenya was a British colony, where the British controlled local agriculture, including coffee cultivation, and the locals could only do some cheap labor. However, the British saw the benefits of coffee cultivation and vigorously developed the coffee industry. By the end of the 19th century, Kenya had nearly 50 coffee plantations.

In the 20th century, the colonial government and Kenyan indigenous peoples began civil strife, allowing Kenyans to grow their own coffee and depriving European landlords of their property for the first time through land reform, when the distribution plan formed a small farmer model. After that, the government made great efforts to develop the coffee industry, first establishing an auction system in 1934 to increase coffee income, and then drawing up a draft coffee quality grading system to improve planting quality. in the 1950s, an agricultural bill was passed to enable farmers to have the right to use agricultural land, so that farmers can be self-sufficient and increase their income.

Of course, to produce high-quality coffee beans can not be separated from the Kenyan climate and environment. Kenya is located in eastern Africa, which runs through the central part of the equator and the Great Rift Valley of East Africa from north to south. Most of the country is a plateau with an average elevation of 1500 meters. The eastern branch of the East African Rift Valley cuts between the north and south of the plateau, dividing the highland into eastern and western parts, and there are many volcanoes in the territory. Mount Kenya, the extinct volcano in the central highland, is as high as 5199 meters above sea level, making it the second highest mountain in Africa.

Kenya is located in the tropical monsoon region, most areas have a savanna climate, while the coastal areas are hot and humid, while the plateau climate is mild, the annual rainy season is from March to June and October to December, and the annual temperature is between 12 and 24 ℃. Kenya is rich in natural resources, high-altitude mountains, volcanic soil, plenty of sunshine and appropriate rainfall make the country's agriculture and tourism more developed.

Coffee is basically grown in the central and western regions of Kenya, and in the middle there are well-known producing areas such as Nyeri, Kiambu and Kirinyaga, which are all around the extinct volcano Mount Kenya and benefit from fertile volcanic soil, suitable sunshine and rainfall to produce the best quality coffee in Kenya, the best-known producing area in the country is Nyeri.

Nyeri, located in central Kenya, is home to Mount Mount Kenya, the extinct volcano, surrounded by Mount Kenya and Mount Mount Aberdare, surrounded by mountains that pass through the eastern end of the Great Rift Valley, where meltwater from the snow-capped mountains brings pure and cool water. Coffee is grown on a hillside of 1200-2300 meters, with high-altitude mountains, fertile soil from volcanic rocks and rich glacier water resources, which makes it produce high-quality coffee beans and become one of the important coffee-producing areas in Kenya.