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European Union regulation risks locking out Kenyan coffee

Coffee farmer Elijah Lugali Ayida at his coffee farm at Lodenyo village in Vihiga County on October 24, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Kenyan coffee risks being locked out of the European Union market if farmers continue encroaching on forestland by September next year.

To secure the EU market, the government needs Sh400 million to facilitate the development of Geo Maps.

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