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New venture: Bungoma women smell the sweet aroma of coffee dollars

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Beverline Kageha at her coffee farm at Lwandanyi village in Bungoma County on February 12, 2024. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

Coffee farming has long been the preserve of men even though women account for over 75 per cent of labour from the farm to processing.

But the story is slowly changing and more women are now leading from the front in the coffee value chain, in turn, growing the local economy and improving livelihoods.

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