"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 ...