Union steps up bid to raise farmers' representation in Coffee Exchange

Coffee cherries drying in Nandi hills constituency in Nandi County. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

A coffee union wants farmers' representation at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) increased to better articulate their issues.

The National Coffee Co-operative (NACCU), an umbrella body which draws its membership from all 31 coffee-growing counties in Kenya, feels representation is skewed against producers despite their critical role in the coffee supply chain.