KENYA Baragwi Guama

Country of Origin Kenya

Region / Area Western side of Kirinyaga District in the southern part of famous Mt. Kenya.

Name of Farm / Cooperative Baragwi Co-operative Society

Name of Factory Guama Factory

Actual farm/coop size (hectares) About 750 tonnes of cherry per year

Number of producers/growers About 3500 persons.

Minimum Altitude (metres above sea level) 1700m Maximum Altitude(metres above sea level) 1800m

Soil type Rich Volcanic Sandy Soil

Flowering period Between February and April Harvest period Between October to December Shipping Period Between March and April

Average rainfall (mm) 1050mm

Average annual temperatures °C Average low: 14 degrees Average High: 25 degrees

Certification Body Rainforest Alliance and 4C

Varietal (and % if blended) Mostly SL 34 and SL 28

Process Fully washed and sundried

Cup profile Top Kenyan Coffee

Cupping score Internal comments: Round, complex, chocolate, vanilla and sweetish

Farm or Region History / Background 

GUAMA the factory is named after the area where is located “Guama” village.It was opened for coffee processing in 1974.

Farm / Estate Processing Techniques Fermentation done with Fresh River Water from Kaboyo river and then sundried on raised beds

Environmental / Sustainability Initiatives Social Development Community Development Small-scale farmers are organized in well-managed central pulverises called coffee factories.