According to Kenya’s Coffee Directorate, more than 30,000 kilos of coffee have gone missing since the start of 2016, costing the industry hundreds of thousands of dollars. This year, Kenya’s coffee yields are expected to drop even lower due to poor weather. “If they can’t secure their harvest, farmers will stop growing coffee and production will drop,” warns Bridget Carrington, managing director of Dormans Coffee. Dominike Liengo, a third-generation coffee farmer in Meru, eastern Kenya, says coffee used to be his lifeline. Meanwhile Othaya Coffee Farmers Co-operative Society recently purchased its own industrial grinder and is selling coffee directly to Switzerland, South Korea and Norway.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2016 07:01 UTC