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Forget the bitter stories, my coffee still drips with sweet returns

Kithinji Kabiru works at his coffee farm in Kibugu, Embu North. (PHOTO: JOSEPH MUCHIRI/ STANDARD)

When the coffee sub-sector was on the verge of collapse in 1990s and early 2000s, many farmers abandoned the crop.

Despite the many problems in the sector, one farmer from Kibugu, Embu North sub-county kept hope alive.

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