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Encyclopedia > Coffee Industry of Kenya

Kenya is the 17th largest producer of coffee in the world. The coffee industry of Kenya is noted for its cooperative system of milling, marketing, and auctioning coffee, and for its high percentage of production from small farms. It is estimated that six-million Kenyans are employed directly or indirectly in the coffee industry. The major coffee growing regions in Kenya are the High Plateaus around Mt. Kenya, the Aberdare Range, Kisii, Nyanza, Bungoma, Nakuru and Kericho. The high plateaus of Mount Kenya, plus the acidic soil provide excellent conditions for growing coffee plants. Coffee from Kenya is well known for its intense flavor, full body, and pleasant aroma. A cup of coffee Workers sorting and pulping coffee beans in Guatemala Mature coffee fruit still on the plant Coffee is a widely consumed beverage prepared from the roasted seeds — commonly referred to as beans — of the coffee plant. ... Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya, and the second-highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro). ... The Aberdare Range (formerly, the Sattima Range, Kikuyu: Nyandarua) is a 160 km long range of uplands in west central Kenya, north of the capital Nairobi, that forms a section of the eastern rim of the Great Rift Valley as it runs roughly north-south through East Africa. ... Kisii is one of the six districts of Nyanza Province in SW Kenya, and is divided into five local authorities and eleven administrative districts. ... Nyanza may refer to: Nyanza, Rwanda Nyanza Province, Kenya Formerly, some lakes in Africa included the Bantu word for lake, e. ... Bungoma is a town in Western Province of Kenya, bordered by Uganda in the west. ... Nakuru is northwest of Nairobi, at Lake Nakuru (click map to enlarge) Nakuru, the provincial capital of Kenyas Rift Valley province, with roughly 300,000 inhabitants, and currently the fourth largest urban centre in the country, lies about 1850 m above sea level. ... Kericho is a town in southwestern Kenya, and is also the headquarters of Kenyas Kericho District. ...

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History

Despite its proximity to Ethiopia (widely believed to be the region from which coffee originated), coffee was not cultivated in Kenya until 1893, when French Holy Ghost Fathers introduced coffee trees from Reunion Island. The mission farms near Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, were used as the nucleus around which Kenyan coffee growing developed. Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Congregation of the Holy Spirit and Immaculate Heart of Mary (known more simply as the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, or in Latin, Congregatio Sancti Spiriti (CSSp) is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests. ... Réunion is an island and overseas département (département doutre-mer, or DOM) of France, located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, about 200 km southwest of Mauritius. ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ...


Screen Size

While it may be widely known as a type of Kenya coffee, Kenya AA is actually a classification of coffee grown in Kenya. All Kenyan coffee is graded after is milling. Grades are assigned based on the screen size of the bean. Beans with a screen size of 17 or 18 (17/64 or 18/64 of an inch) are assigned the grade AA, generally the largest bean. While the large bean size is considered by many to be a sign of quality, it is important to note that it is but one of many factors in determining high quality coffee.


See also

Sasini is one of Kenyas major tea and coffee producers, and is one of the countrys Big 6 tea producers. ...

References

  • International Coffee Organization - Exports by Exporting Countries, [1]. Accessed on 14 June 2006.
  • Overview of the Kenyan coffee industry, [2]. Accessed on 14 June 2006.

see also Mbataru, Patrick,(2005), " Strategies of actors after adjustment of a chain: the case of coffee farmers in Nyeri, Kenya ". master deseartation of the University of Toulouse, le Mirail, France. June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Coffee
Facts about coffee: History of coffee | Economics of coffee | Coffee and health
Species and varieties: List of varieties | Coffea arabica: Kenya AA, Kona, Jamaican Blue Mountain | Coffea canephora (robusta): Kopi Luwak
Major chemicals in coffee: Caffeine | Cafestol
Coffee bean processing: Coffee roasting | Home roasting coffee | Decaffeination
Common beverage preparation: Espresso (lungo, ristretto) | Drip brew (from coffeemakers) | French press |
Turkish coffee | Instant coffee | Chemex | Moka Express
Popular coffee beverages: Americano/Long black | Café au lait/Café con leche | Cafe mocha | Ca phe sua da | Cappuccino
Cortado | Greek frappé coffee | Irish coffee | Latte/Flat white | Macchiato (espresso, latte) | Iced coffee | Red eye
Coffee and lifestyle: Social aspects of coffee | Coffeehouse | Caffè | Café | Caffè sospeso | Coffee cupping | Fika

 view  talk  edit  A cup of coffee Workers sorting and pulping coffee beans in Guatemala Mature coffee fruit still on the plant Coffee is a widely consumed beverage prepared from the roasted seeds — commonly referred to as beans — of the coffee plant. ... The history of coffee has been recorded as far back as the ninth century. ... Main article: Coffee Coffee is one of the worlds most important primary commodities; it ranks second only to petroleum in terms of dollars traded worldwide, ($70 billion pa)[1]. With over 400 billion cups consumed every year, coffee is one of the worlds most popular beverages. ... Coffee is consumed in large part not simply because of taste, but because of the effect it has on those who drink it. ... Species Coffea arabica - Arabica Coffee Coffea benghalensis - Bengal coffee Coffea canephora - Robusta coffee Coffea congensis - Congo coffee Coffea excelsa - Liberian coffee Coffea gallienii Coffea bonnieri Coffea mogeneti Coffea liberica - Liberian coffee Coffea stenophylla - Sierra Leonian coffee Coffea (coffee) is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family... Map of coffee bean producton: r for , a for , and m for both species Coffee varietals refer to the genetic subspecies of coffee. ... Binomial name Coffea arabica L. Coffea arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia. ... Kona Coffee is the market name for a variety of coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivated on the slopes of Mount Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. ... this is stink info. ... Binomial name Coffea canephora L. Coffea canephora (Robusta Coffee; syn. ... Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). ... Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound that acts as a stimulant in humans. ... Cafestol is a diterpene molecule present in coffee. ... Coffee processing aquapulp Processing of coffee is the method converting the raw fruit of the coffee plant (cherry) into the commodity green coffee. ... Italian roasted coffee beans // Roasting coffee transforms the chemical and physical properties of green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. ... Start of roast End of roast (overroasted) Chaff // Home roasting is the process of obtaining green coffee beans and roasting them on a small scale for personal consumption. ... Decaffeination is the act of removing caffeine from coffee beans and tea. ... The processing of coffee typically refers to the agricultural and industrial processes needed to deliver whole roasted coffee beans to the consumer. ... Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema or schiuma. ... Lungo is italian for long, and refers to the coffee beverage made by using an espresso machine to make an espresso (single or double dose or shot) with much more water (generally twice as much), resulting in a stretched espresso, a lungo. ... Ristretto is a very short shot of espresso coffee. ... Drip brew is a method for brewing coffee which involves pouring water over coffee contained in a filter. ... A blue Alaska brand drip coffeemaker. ... A French press. ... A cup of Turkish coffee served at an İstanbul terrace. ... Instant coffee Instant coffee is a beverage derived from brewed coffee beans. ... It has been suggested that some sections of this article be split into a new article entitled Chemex coffeemaker. ... Alfonso Bialettis Moka Express The Bialetti logo The Moka Express is a stovetop coffee maker. ... Americano (also café américano) is a style of coffee prepared by adding espresso to hot water, giving a similar strength but different flavor than regular drip coffee. ... A long black is a style of coffee, most commonly found in Australia and New Zealand, made by pulling a double-shot of espresso over hot water (usually the water is also heated by the espresso machine). ... Café au lait, literally coffee with milk, is a French coffee drink prepared by mixing coffee and scalded (not steamed) milk. ... Popular rock band in Costa Rica in the late 1980s. ... Milk and coffee mixing in a Latte A Café Mocha is a variant of a cafe latte. ... Ca Phe Sua Da ready to be stirred, poured over ice, and enjoyed. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Cortado A cortado is nothing more than an espresso cut (from the Spanish and Portuguese cortar) with a small amount of warm milk to reduce the acidity. ... It has been suggested that Yiannis Dritsas be merged into this article or section. ... A classic Irish coffee consists of hot coffee, Irish whiskey and sugar, with cream floated on top. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... A Flat White is a beverage served in Australia and New Zealand, prepared with espresso and milk. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A Caffè Macchiato as being served in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Caffè macchiato (IPA: , anglicised variously as IPA: , , , sometimes Espresso macchiato), an Italian beverage, is espresso with a tiny dollop of hot, foamed milk on top. ... A latte macchiato is a latte (espresso with steamed milk topped with foam), but instead of having the espresso shots on the bottom, the espresso is poured on top of the foam. ... One version of Iced coffee Iced coffee as sold in the United States is a cold variant of the normally hot beverage, coffee. ... This article is about a non-alcoholic coffee beverage. ... The United States is the largest market for coffee, followed by Germany. ... Coffeehouse in Damascus // A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or cafe (also spelled as café from the French, Spanish, and Portuguese or caffè from the Italian) shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ... Caffè is the Italian word for coffee and may indicate either the Italian way of preparing this beverage at home or espresso, which is prepared instead with electrical steam machines. ... Coffeehouse in Damascus A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ... A tradition in the cafés of Naples is to order a caffè sospeso – literally, a coffee in suspense – as a sign of your good fortune. ... Coffee cupping, or coffee tasting, is the practise of observing the tastes and aromas of brewed coffee. ... Fika is a Swedish verb that roughly means taking a coffee break. Fika is a social institution in Sweden: it means taking a break from work or other activities and having a coffee with ones colleagues, friends, or family. ...



 

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