The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) has implemented a national coffee planting campaign that aims to increase coffee seed production from the current 5000 kg cumulative of all varieties to 15,000 kg by the year 2027/28.
The crop has been identified as one of the pillars in the agricultural crops in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) to support revenue generation through increased production and KALRO is at the forefront to support these national actions.
Speaking during the 3rd KALRO-CRI Open Week launched at the Ruiru Coffee Fair event held at the Coffee Research Institute Jacaranda, KALRO Deputy Director-crop Dr.
Felister Makini said this year's theme is, "Advancing agricultural innovation for resilient food systems and sustainable livelihoods". "Similar occasions will be held in all our 17 KALRO Centres and Sub-Centres to widen and deepen the reach of stakeholders of different agricultural and livestock value chains," said Makini.
