By GERALD ANDAEMore by this AuthorA bill seeking to bar export of raw coffee has caused jitters, with some international buyers avoiding to sign further contracts with local suppliers for fear they might not get the produce. The Bill proposes that all coffee grown in Kenya undergo processing, production and packaging locally. If it sails through, it will lock out international buyers and large global coffee shops like Starbucks that buy a lot of semi-processed beans. Made in KenyaKenya has some of the best coffees in the world bought by traders and coffee shops for blending to get certain flavours. A coffee task force formed by President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2016 has proposed that the direct coffee sales be increased to enable farmers earn more from their crop.

Source: Daily Nation May 19, 2019 18:00 UTC