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Coffee farmers struggle to profit from berries as Sh20b in carbon credits ‘rots’

Coffee farmers are missing out on Sh20 billion that could be tapped from their crop.

Coffee plantations minimise the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which gives farmers an opportunity to earn $1 (Sh102) per coffee tree.

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