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Introduction to the method of Grinding and Calibration of varieties for describing the characteristic Flavor of AA in Coffee production area of Kenya

Published: 2024-11-09 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/09, Kenya coffee production area AA characteristic flavor description taste variety grinding scale treatment method Kenya coffee grade Kenya is a well-known producing area based on the size of coffee beans. Usually divided into nine grades, according to the bean type, there are PB, that is, round beans, accounting for about 10% of the total output, in addition to E (elephant beans), AA, AB, C, T, TT, MH, ML according to size. Kenyan coffee picture

Kenya AA coffee producing area characteristic flavor description taste varieties grinding scale processing method introduction

Kenya Coffee Grade

Kenya is known for grading coffee beans by particle size. Usually divided into nine grades, according to the bean type, there are PB, that is, round beans, accounting for about 10% of the total yield, in addition to E(elephant beans), AA, AB, C, T, TT, MH, ML according to the size.

Kenya coffee related agencies

KCPTA Kenya Coffee Producers and Traders Association

CRF: Kenya Coffee Research Foundation

KCB Kenya Coffee Board

KCTA Kenya Coffee Traders Association

Kenya Coffee Auction and Direct Trade

Almost all Kenyan coffee is sold through a coffee exchange located in Nairobi, the capital. Every Tuesday during the harvest season, the Coffee Exchange holds coffee auctions. Traders with trading qualifications will get samples of raw beans in advance. After cup testing, they will choose their favorite raw beans. In the next auction, the highest bidder will get them. Kenya's coffee auction system is considered to be a model for today's popular COE competition, considered to be the most transparent and efficient way of trade, which can effectively encourage growers to pursue quality and achieve high quality and high price results.

Although the coffee auction system has effectively raised the price of high-quality coffee, it is not without disadvantages. First, the existence of many trade middlemen erodes the interests of coffee farmers, and the high price obtained from the auction cannot be fully fed back to the hard-working coffee farmers. Second, it is difficult to trace the production information of the auctioned coffee accurately. For the increasingly prosperous fine coffee market, traceability is an important standard for the evaluation of coffee green beans. Based on these factors, the Kenyan government has begun to relax restrictions on direct coffee trade. State-certified agents can sell coffee beans directly to customers such as specialty coffee roasters abroad. Direct trade can give farmers more incentives to produce high-quality coffee.

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