Isolation from technical assistance, limited farm management skills & insufficient working capital are among the challenges faced by small scale coffee farmers in Kenya. Motivated to provide solution for these challenges & passion to serve quality coffee led to the birth of “ seed to cup project “ whose main objective is to increase income generation through supporting small scale farmers. Seed to cup project targets to support more than 1,000 network of small scale farmers in Kenya improve their production ( quality & quantity) within the next 10 years. In our pilot phase for the next 3 years, Connect coffee company & Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture will support 6 pilot coffee farmers that will eventually become model farmers in the scale out plan.
Name : Daniel Kamiri
Coffee Variety : Arabica ( Ruiru 11, Batian )
Coffee Trees : 1700
Altitude : 1830m above sea level
Land size : 5 ha
Name : Benard Muchina
Coffee Variety : Arabica ( Ruiru 11 & SL 28 )
Coffee Trees : 1400
Altitude : 1832m above sea level
Land size : 3 ha
Name : Joseph Muhia
Coffee Variety : Arabica ( SL 28 )
Coffee Trees : 700
Altitude : 1828m above sea level
Land size : 2 ha
Name : Samuel Njoroge
Coffee Variety : Arabica ( Ruiru 11, SL 28 )
Coffee Trees : 950
Altitude : 1830m above sea level
Land size : 2 ha
Name : Gregory Kariuki
Coffee Variety : Arabica ( Ruiru 11 )
Coffee Trees : 600
Altitude : 1832m above sea level
Land size : 2 ha
Name : Kimani Waithaka
Coffee Variety : Arabica : ( Ruiru 11 )
Coffee Trees : 570
Altitude : 1832m above sea level
Land size : 2 ha
Seed to cup project aims to:
- Empower farmers with better training & farm management skills.
- Equip farmers through financial support to purchase manure & fertilizer as well as upgrading pulping stations
- Grow with coffee farmers through access to fair & better market prices.
The expected impact :
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- Economic : Increased income from better sales, provision of employment opportunity, access to farm credit, increased productivity, access to market information & direct access to market.
- Social : Skill empowerment through farm onsite training & youth training program.
- Environmental : Soil & water conservation programme, proper land use practices, efficient use of pesticides & efficient water management.
Implementing Partners:
Connect Coffee company, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture.
Target Beneficiaries:
6 Partner farmers.
Direct & Indirect Beneficiaries :
Partner farmer, local coffee co-operative, Connect coffee customers, Government of Kenya ( Kiambu county ).
Location
Kiambu, Kenya.
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