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New KPCU plan to boost coffee drinking targets schools, youth

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages people enjoy. [iStockPhoto]

The government is looking to increase coffee consumption locally to boost revenues even as production of the commodity has slumped.

While launching its strategic plan yesterday, the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (New KPCU) has said consumption of coffee is very low at just about 19 per cent.

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