Principal Secretary State for Co-operatives Mr Patrick Kilemi was at Kigali, Rwanda, attending the 19th African Fine Coffee Association.
Increasing the value of coffee through sustainably improved yields and greater productivity are keys to helping smallholder farmers lift themselves out of poverty.
In Kenya, we aim at increasing coffee production from the current 40MT to 140MT annually.
As per the theme of SHARED VALUE FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AFRICAN COFFEE INDUSTRY it is the responsibility of all of us in the coffee industry to adopt sustainable and responsive policies and practices, as they not only enhance competitiveness in our respective institutions but also improve on the social and environmental conditions in which we operate on.
