GURA WET MILL – Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society, Nyeri County
County:
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Kenya | |
Grower:
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Wet Mill: |
Gura Coffee Factory |
Meaning of the wet mill name, Background | -Named after the fastest following River in Africa, after location and village in that area.
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Society | Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society | |
No. of Farmers: | Total: | 274
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Men: | 182
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| Women: |
92 |
Acreage Farmed: | 98.5 Acres with 53,177 Coffee Trees
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Altitude:
| 1780 Meters above sea Level | |
Flowering Period: | March/April | |
Harvest Season: | October – December every year
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Annual Rainfall Amount: |
1300mm-1500mm | |
Annual Temperature Range |
14o c – 26o c | |
Coffee Type: | Mainly SL28, SL34 with little quantities of Ruiru11 and Batian (Arabica type) | |
Farming Method: (Organic/ Inorganic) |
Conventional | |
Certification Type: |
Fairtrade | |
Average Annual Cherry Production: |
208,789 Kgs in a good weather Year. | |
Production History: | Coffee is the only cash crop in the location. Sustainable average Coffee production. | |
Soil Type:
| Red Volcanic soil | |
Art of Production:
| Rain-fed coffee production and labor intensive without mechanization. Adopted to husbandry practices focusing around the coffee production cycle. Training of farmers through the farmers focus groups done annually around the coffee cycle calendar. | |
Cup profile | Well balanced smooth body and bright acidity. Complex, juicy cup with notes of black currant, slightly winey. | |