Getuya coffee factory

Kenya

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Bio

Getuya coffee factory is part of Mwirua farmers cooperative society. Mwirua farmers cooperative society manages a total of 9 factories/wetmills and was established in 1954. Small scale farmers pool their coffee cherry (raw coffee) to the factory for wet processing which is then delivered to commercial millers and marketers for milling and marketing respectively. After sales are concluded, it is the society's function to distribute the payments to the members on per production per member basis. The strength of the society lies with numbers which means processing costs per kilo delivered is usually lower when processing is done at the factory/society level than at individual level. This greatly improves economies of scale and enables farmers to access other resources such as agronomy advice, marketing consultancy and certification schemes at a favourable rate.





Where to find us


Kennedy Waweru - Factory Manager

Origin:Kirinyaga, Kenya
Number of farmers:1,092
Altitude:1488 masl
Species:Arabica
Varieties: Batian Ruiru II
Processing:Fully washed
Drying:Sun dried
Certification:-
Awards: -

Green coffee production history (kgs)


YearTotalSpecialty
2020 (2019 / 2020 )79,95931,984
2019 (2018 / 2019)69,26827,707
2018 (2017 / 2018)99,61739,847

*Specialty: 80+ points


Coffee growing cycle

MonthMain season
January Sale
February Flowering
March Flowering
April Maturing
May Maturing
June Maturing
July Maturing
August Ripening
September Ripening
October Harvesting & processing
November Harvesting & processing
December Harvesting & processing