"We call coffee the black gold around here," Mr Macharia, whose farm covers 2.5 hectares (six acres) , told the BBC. He grows the Kenya AA coffee beans, which are prized worldwide for their high ...

Unfortunately, behind the reputable Kenyan coffee brand is a legion of over 700,000 ... Recent analysis shows that the best and most preferred grade AA only makes around 10 per cent of the beans ...

Kenya is a relatively small producer of coffee but its beans are much sought after by roasters to blend with those of lower quality from other producing countries. The benchmark grade AA <COF-AA ...

The sale of premium grades of AA and AB accounted for 26, 7167 bags, representing 80 per cent of the total volume traded. The coffee volume presented for this week’s auction was high compared to ...