Kenyan Kam Chuk Valley Coffee Flavor Taste Features Boutique Coffee 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 Kenya has a total population of 41.8 million (2013), with 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 coastal plains, most of the rest of the 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. Kenya's flag is based on the flag of the pre-independence Kenya African National Union

designed. It is rectangular in shape and has a ratio of length to width of 3:2. From top to bottom by black, red, green three parallel equal horizontal rectangle composition, red rectangle up and down each has a white edge. The central design of the flag is a shield and two crossed spears. Black symbolizes Kenyan people, red symbolizes struggle for freedom, green symbolizes agriculture and natural resources, white symbolizes unity and peace; spear and shield symbolize unity of the motherland and struggle for freedom

It entered Kenya in the 19th century, when Ethiopian coffee drinks were imported to Kenya via South Yemen. But it wasn't until the early 20th century that bourbon coffee trees were grown by St. Austin Mission introduced.

Kenya coffee is mostly grown at altitudes of 1500- 2100 meters and harvested twice a year. To make sure only ripe berries are picked, people have to make about seven rounds through the woods. Kenyan coffee is grown by smallholders who harvest the coffee and send it fresh to a cooperative washing station, which sends the washed and dried coffee to the cooperative in the state of "parchment beans"(i.e. beans covered with an endocarp)("parchment beans" are the final state of the beans before peeling). All the coffee is collected together and the grower charges an average price based on its actual quality. This method of buying and selling generally works well and is fair to both growers and consumers. Internationally, Kenya's coffee production has grown dramatically, from 800,000 bags exported in 1969- 1970 to 2 million bags in 1985-1986. The average yield is stable at 1.6 million bags, with an average yield of about 650 kg/ha. Even before the coffee price spike, the average price of coffee in Kenya had been rising. 1993--1994 Prices are 50% higher in 2010 than they were 12 months ago. Price increases are mainly the result of increased demand.

Some buyers, especially Japanese ones, have complained about Kenya's coffee system. Some traders say the quality of coffee in the country has declined, pointing out that buying directly from farmers may be one way to improve quality. However, Kenya's detailed regulations and procedures are a model for all coffee-producing countries. Ethiopia, the country of origin of Arabica coffee trees in Kenya's northern neighbor, did not start coffee cultivation until the early twentieth century. Missionaries introduced Arabica trees from Yemen in the nineteenth century, but they did not plant them in large quantities. Coffee was not cultivated on a large scale until 1893 when they introduced the ancient seeds of Bourbon coffee in Brazil. That is to say, Kenyan coffee is of Brazilian origin, and Kenyan beans taste very different from Brazilian beans due to differences in water, climate and processing methods. 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 the slopes near Mount Kenya, between 4,000 feet and 6,500 feet above sea level, which is suitable for coffee bean flavor development, because the mountain temperature is lower, the growth is slower, the aromatic components of coffee beans are fully developed, the fruit acid flavor is more obvious, and the texture is harder. In addition, Kenya was a British colony in the early days, and the British have established a complete system of cultivation and quality control. After independence, Kenya's coffee industry grew from an established base