Natural coffee processing has given hope to hundreds of farmers who had opted to uproot the cash crop, blaming coffee Sacco management for embezzlement.
Farmers from five different coffee factories in Mathira, Nyeri County, have joined efforts to start a cooperative society.
Charles Maina, a farmer from Ruui Ruiru Coffee Factory said they were counting losses after selling their coffee to brokers at a throwaway price.
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