
Kenya
NAME
Kenya Coffee Platform (KCP)
GOVERNANCE
National Steering Committee
PLATFORM MEMBERS
29
ESTABLISHED
2018
NAME
Kenya Coffee Platform (KCP)
GOVERNANCE
National Steering Committee
PLATFORM MEMBERS
29
ESTABLISHED
2018
Total Production (MT)
% Sustainable
Robusta vs. Arabica
% Exports
Number of Smallholder farmers
Number of Hectares
An established and active platform, the Kenya Country platform is focused on providing technical assistance, ensuring the economic viability of farming, and developing policies and guidelines for more sustainable coffee.
Learn more about the history, evolution and achievements of Kenya’s Country Platform.
In March 2018, the Platform in collaboration with the Global Coffee Platform and with funding from GIZ commissioned a study on economic viability of coffee farming in Kenya with the objective to deepen the understanding of the economic viability of coffee farming and key sustainability challenges in Kenya. Identifying the opportunities for making Kenyan coffee more viable.
In August 2018, aligned with support from the GIZ, witnessed the formation of a Technical Committee on development of a National Sustainability Coffee Curriculum with the objective of updating and harmonizing of training material for coffee in Kenya.
1000 Public and Private Master trainers trained
In March 2020, the Platform in collaboration with the Global Coffee Platform and with funding from GIZ commissioned a study on Cost of coffee processing in Kenya with the objective to deepen the understanding of the factors affecting the cost of processing and key sustainability challenges. Identifying the opportunities for making Kenyan coffee more viable.
Read the plan that aims to contribute 8.5% of the one million farmers that GCP aims to uplift through the GCP 2030 Goal.