Kenya Coffee Estate Flavor Taste Characteristics Berman Estate Introduction

Kenya is divided into seven provinces (Province) and one provincial district (Nairobi Province). The province is divided into districts (DISTRICT), townships (DIVISION) and villages (LOCATION). According to the new Constitution, the four-tier administrative structure will be changed to two levels, central and county (COUNTY). The 47 districts established under the new Constitution will be fully operational after the 2013 general elections.

The seven provinces are: Central Province, Coast Province, Eastern Province, Nyanza Province, Rift Valley Province, Western Province, North Eastern Province. [3]

capital

Nairobi, with an area of 648 square kilometers, an altitude of 1680 meters and a population of 3 million, is the political, economic, cultural, industrial and transportation center of the country. It has been designated as the capital since 1907 and is one of the international cities in Africa.

major cities

Mombasa, a port city in eastern Kenya, 480 km from Nairobi, capital of the coastal province, was founded in the 11th century.

capital Nairobi

Nairobi (10 photos)

Kisumu, located in Lake Harbor in western Kenya, is the third largest city and capital of Nyanza Province, on the northeast shore of Lake Victoria.

Population Ethnic Editor

Kenyans

Kenyans

Kenya has a total population of 41.8 million (2013) and a population growth rate of 2.7%. There are 42 ethnic groups in the country, mainly Kikuyu (17 per cent), Luhia (14 per cent), Kalenjin (13 per cent), Luo (10 per cent) and Kamba (10 per cent). In addition, there are a small number of Indians, Arabs and Europeans. [5]

Geographic environment editor

location context

Kenya is 5,826,460,000 square kilometres across the equator, bordered by Somalia to the east, Ethiopia and South Sudan to the north, Uganda to the west and Tanzania to the south. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean in the southeast and has a coastline of 536 kilometers. [3]

terrain

The coastal area is flat, and most of the rest is plateau with an average altitude of 1500 meters. the Great Rift Valley

Kenya's highest peak-Mount Kenya

Kenya's highest peak-Mount Kenya

The east branch cuts the plateau vertically from north to south, dividing the plateau into east and west parts. The valley floor of the Great Rift Valley is 450-1000 meters below the plateau and 50-100 kilometers wide. There are lakes of varying depths and many volcanoes. The northern part is desert and semi-desert zone, accounting for about 56% of the total area of the country. Mount Kenya in the central highlands is 5199 meters above sea level, the highest peak and the second highest peak in Africa, with snow on its summit all year round. Vagaj extinct volcano 4321 meters above sea level.

hydrological

There are many rivers and lakes, the largest of which are the Tana River and the Garana River. The west is bordered by Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake. [3]

climate

Located in the tropical monsoon zone, most of the region belongs to tropical savanna climate, humid coastal areas, mild plateau climate. 3-6 The rainy season is from October to December, and the rest is dry season. Annual rainfall decreases from 1500 mm to 200 mm from southwest to northeast. The capital Nairobi has a mild climate, with an average annual temperature of 17.7°C and an annual rainfall of 1049 mm. Don't underestimate Kenya's small farmers. They are no different from ants and soldiers. The overall production capacity is higher than that of large farms, about six to four, which is quite rare in soybean producing countries. Kenyan coffee is widely appreciated by connoisseurs, thanks in large part to the efforts of small farmers to cultivate good coffee in the foothills. In addition, Kenya beans must have a strict classification system, washing plant coffee beans, according to size, shape and hardness, divided into seven grades, the highest level for AA or AA+, followed by AB, PB, C, TT, T. This grading system is similar to Colombia, mainly based on particle size and shape considerations, but does not sell the best flavor. This is what coffee fans should know.

Kenya Coffee Kenya borders Ethiopia to the north, where the Arabica coffee tree originated, but coffee cultivation did not begin until the early 20th century. Missionaries introduced Arabica trees from Yemen in the 19th century, but did not plant them in large quantities until 1893, when they introduced the ancient seeds of Bourbon coffee from Brazil. In other words, Kenya coffee today has Brazilian ancestry. Due to differences in water, climate and treatment methods, coffee cultivation did not begin on a large scale. Kenya beans have a very different flavor from Brazilian beans. Brazilian coffee is grown at low altitudes, with soft texture and no obvious fruit acid flavor. Kenyan coffee trees, on the other hand, are concentrated on slopes near Mount Kenya, about 4,000 to 6,500 feet above sea level, which is best suited to the development of coffee beans flavor, because the mountain temperature is lower, growth is slower, coffee beans aroma components are fully developed, fruit acid flavor is more obvious, and the texture is harder. In addition, Kenya was a British colony in its early days, and the British had established a complete system of cultivation and quality control. After Kenya became independent, the coffee industry made great strides on the existing basis and became Kenya's most foreign exchange earning industry.