Mwiria AB – Ild & Bønner

Central Gandori Farmer’s Co-operative Society was registered in 1964 under the Co-operative Society’s act. It is located in Embu municipality, Manyatta Sub-county in Embu County and surrounded by scenic highlands in the South west of Mt. Kenya forest and is situated in an area famed for producing some of the world’s finest coffees.

The society manages three wet mills namely Mwiria, Kathangari and Karurini. The Cooperative group has as many as 3,000 members in total, only 1,000 are active members at the moment.  The total growing area around the station is approximately 150 hectares, that accounts for a total of 200,000 plants, each active farmer on average owns around 200 plants. The management committee comprises of five members i.e. 4 males and 1 female, she is also operating as Chief executive officer. The society has employed 19 permanent staff and the number of seasonal workers is depending at what stage of production we are within the cycle and fluctuate during high or low season.

The conditions for coffee growing are basically near perfect, there is abundant rainfall throughout the year, especially during the flowering period and the ripening of the cherry that coincide with periods between March-June and October- December. The average daily temperatures range from 10 to 26 degrees Celsius with considerable cooling taking place at night. The water used at the station for fermenting and washing the coffee is drawn from the nearby rivers and is re-circulated during processing for conservation purposes. After use it is moved into soaking pits away from water sources so that it does not pollute the area.

Roast date: 24.03.22
Bag size: 250g