Kenya | Makena Estate | SL-28 & SL-34 | Washed

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<p><strong>Region:</strong> <meta charset="utf-8"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW97974509 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW97974509 BCX0">Kirinyaga</span></span></p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1750 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: </strong><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">Makena Coffee Estate, owned by Mr. Japheth, is a family farm </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">located</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0"> in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW111069170 BCX0">Gariama</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">, Kirinyaga County, approximately </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">20 km</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0"> from Embu town. Situated on the slopes of Mt. Kenya in Kenya's agriculturally rich Central Province, the estate has 18,000 coffee trees. It </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">benefits</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0"> from fertile red-volcanic soil, which provides essential minerals and organic nutrients for </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">optimal</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0"> coffee production. The region experiences an annual rainfall of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">1,500mm</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0"> and has cool temperatures ranging from 13-26°C, producing an average of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">90,000 kgs</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0"> of coffee annually. The estate practices </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">timely</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0"> and selective hand-picking of red-ripe cherries, which are sorted and wet-processed using clean water from the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW111069170 BCX0">Nyamindi</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0"> river. The process includes careful sorting to remove underripe, overripe, and foreign matter, followed by sun drying. The parchment coffee is then delivered to Central Kenya Coffee Millers in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW111069170 BCX0">Karatina</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111069170 BCX0">, Nyeri County.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW111069170 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}'> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW17091166 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17091166 BCX0"></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW17091166 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW17091166 BCX0"></span></span></p> <!---->