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Coffee farmers earn more from direct overseas sales

Coffee farmers in Nyeri are now being paid more after adopting direct sales to overseas markets instead of the traditional Nairobi Coffee Exchange.

Two weeks ago, farmers affiliated to Ndaro-ini Coffee Factory in Mathira Constituency, formerly under Gikanda Cooperative Society, were paid Sh115 per kg by a Dutch firm.

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