Coffee
Coffea arabica
A tropical shrub cultivated for its seeds (coffee beans), one of the most widely traded agricultural commodities.
Family
Rubiaceae
Temperature
14-28°C (absolute 10-34°C)
Rainfall
1400-2300mm (absolute 750-4200mm)
Altitude
2800m
Soil pH
5.5-7 (absolute 4.3-8.4)
Soil types
Deep, well-drained volcanic soils, pH 5.5-6.5
Market prices
EXPORTUSD 5.2 / kg
RETAIL - NairobiKES 650 / kg
FARM GATE - KirinyagaKES 95 / kg
WHOLESALE - NairobiKES 320 / kg
FARM GATE - NyeriKES 85 / kg
Diseases
Coffee Berry Disease