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An estate coffee farmer in Kirinyaga County, Bernard Kathanga, whose crop has been attacked by the Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) counting losses at his Shamba at Gatunguru village. [Munene Kamau/Standard]
Coffee farmers in Mt Kenya are staring at huge losses after diseases attacked their crop.
The crop has been affected by Coffee Berry Disease (CBD), a fungal infection associated with cold weather, and bacterial blight disease.
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