Farm or Region History/Background

The Kimandi coffee factory is located near the Mount Kenya forest, just outside the town of Kiandai in Kirinyaga. In this area, farmers are cultivating both tea and coffee. The water used for processing the
coffee comes straight from the Mount Kenya.

Farm / Estate Processing Techniques

The cherries are being handsorted before pulping. The parchment is then fermented overnight in tanks in order to break the sugars of the pulp. After fermentation, the parchment is then washed and graded into P1, P2, P3 and P lights. The last stage is the drying of the coffee on raised beds, which takes between 9 and 15 days.

Environmental/Sustainability, Social/Community Development

The management of the society is encouraging the farmers to increase the quality and volumes. They are
organizing trainings and have several agronomists training the farmers.