KIGARI AB

KENYA

EMBU

PROCESSING: WASHED

VARIETAL: SL34-SL28-RUIRU 11-BATIAN

NOTES: BLACKCURRANT, STRAWBERRY JAM, BROWN SUGAR

ALTITUDE: 1600-1800 MASL

COFFEE INFO:

Kigari Teachers College is located near Embu town, which benefits from the high altitudes where they are located. This plays an important role when achieving top-scoring coffees. They are also dedicated to other activities, besides coffee production, and all the activities are connected - they take advantage of farming activities to make compounds that will benefit coffee trees. In the college, they teach students about good farming practices and sustainability.

Farm

• County: Embu

• Soil type: Clay loam soil

• Average rainfall: 1400mm annual

• Temperatures: 20.5 °C average annual

• Flowering period: February - March

• Harvest period: October – December

Sustainability

Kigari uses the manure of the cows to produce organic fertilizer. They are very open-minded and want to promote young people in the coffee industry.