President Uhuru Kenyatta today officially opened the 124th Session of the International Coffee Organization’s Council at KICC.
The President announced a raft of measures aimed at boosting the coffee sub-sector.
Beginning July, coffee farmers from across the country will be able to access payments from a Shs 3 billion cherry advance revolving fund, a move aimed at resolving the problem of delays in coffee payment cycles.
The President also announced that under a new regulatory framework, the coffee sector will be liberalized to usher in a new era of direct marketing by co-operative societies.
To protect the sweat of the brow of coffee farmers, the President noted that the Government has embarked on a programme to entrench the principles of good corporate governance within the internal management of co-operatives.
For this reason, the head of state said the coffee sector must be streamlined to ensure farmers benefit from their hardwork.