The government is planning to mobilise more investment to boost the revival of the coffee industry and increase its share in the international market to boost farmers' income.
The Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development, Wycliffe Oparanya, in an interview on the sidelines of a cooperative leaders meeting in Naivasha, said the current spirit of the Kenya Kwanza government is to ensure that the coffee industry regains its past status.
In the past, the Kenyan coffee industry was a significant foreign exchange earner and played a crucial role in the country's economy.
From its initial introduction in the 1890s, coffee production grew, reaching a peak in the 1970s and 1980s.
