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Inspired by grandma: The exporter giving farmers a fair price

James Gatiti Taste of Kenya founder and Exim Elite co-founder

James Gatiti grew up on his grandmother’s coffee farm. But despite coffee being a cash crop, he watched her toil to make ends meet.

When he got older, James set out to find out why many coffee farmers with adequate plantations struggle to make a substantive profit.

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