Women, youth critical to future of coffee farming

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As in many parts of the world, women and the youth play a vital role in smallholder agriculture in Kenya. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s Arabica is considered one of the world’s finest coffees and is revered by consumers across the world. Its popularity is also crucial to the Kenyan economy, with the coffee sub-sector being the fifth foreign exchange earner after tourism, tea, horticulture, and remittances from Kenyans in the diaspora.

For more than five decades, coffee has played a crucial role in Kenyans’ lives, with the industry supporting the livelihoods of about 60 percent of the Kenyan rural population.

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