Here's a glimpse of what makes our Coffee special:
The altitude of the three counties ranges between 1500-2200 meters above sea level.
It has an average of 1800mm yearly
The temperature ranges 14-28 degrees centigrade
Grade: AA, AB, C and more
Variety: Pure Arabica (SL 28&34,K7,Ruiru & Batian)
Soil: Red Volcanic Soil
Soil profile: Red volcanic and black cotton soil
Coffee type grown: Arabica coffee
Coffee varieties grown: K7,SL28,SL34,Ruiru11, Batian and grafted SL28 and Ruiru 11
Acreage of coffee: 8,000 acres
Average acreage per farmer: 1 acre
Coffee bushes: 8,000,000 coffee bushes
Volume produced (cherry): An average of 25,000,000 kgs of cherry annually
Parchment produced: 5,909,000 kgs of parchment annually
Clean coffee: 4,727,200 kgs
Coffee packaging: Packed at 60 kg jute bags and labelled with the grower details for traceability
Average production per tree: 3kgs of cherry
Average production per tree for 5 societies: varies from 4 to 8 with a growing trend towards 20 kgs of cherry
Cupping Score: Approximately 85% (with potential to reach 90%)
Aroma: Nutmeg Berry
Acidity: Very Bright
Flavour: Overtones of berries and citrus fruit, complemented by notes of dark chocolate, sugarcane, hazelnuts, Bismatic rice creaminess, and a rich body with a subtly dry white winey finish.
5 of our societies in partnership with TOP Kenya are using the "Happy Soil" method described in Lisha.coffee. Lisha means Nourish in Swahili: Nourish the People, Nourish the Bean, Nourish the Soil, Nourish the Economy.
Company Details
- Employees
- 25
- Founded
- -
- Address
- Kericho
- Industry
- Food And Beverage Services
- NAICS
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Food Services and Drinking PlacesSpecial Food ServicesFood Service Contractors
- Website
- https://kdcu.org/
- Keywords
- specialty coffee, arabica, kenya, small-scale farmer, agro-ecology, regenerative agriculture, lisha, cooperative, nourish, organic coffee, happy soil, partnership, climate-wise, intercropping, traceability, wet method, dry parchment, cupping score, flavour, Kipkelion, TOP Kenya, Technology Of Peace.
- HQ
- Kericho
Kipkelion District Cooperative Union Questions
Kipkelion District Cooperative Union's website is https://kdcu.org/
Kipkelion District Cooperative Union's LinkedIn profile is https://ke.linkedin.com/company/kipkelion-district-cooperative-union
Kipkelion District Cooperative Union has
25 employees.
View email and phone details for 25
employees at Kipkelion District Cooperative Union.
Kipkelion District Cooperative Union's industry is
Food and Beverage Services
Kipkelion District Cooperative Union's top competitors are
Top Technology Of Peace,
Beiersdorf,
Ministerie Van Buitenlandse Zaken,
Ilashe Farms,
Mabati Rolling Mills Ltd - Member Of The Safal Group,
Ps Kenya,
Itso Coffee,
Agriterra,
Tax Justice Network Africa,
Nathan Digital.
Kipkelion District Cooperative Union's categories are Food and Beverage Services
Kipkelion District Cooperative Union's founding year is 2009
