Kathima Factory which falls under Thambana Co-operative Society. The co-operative is located in Embu, neighbouring county to Kirinyaga on the slopes of Mount Kenya. The factory has 1,400 active members who have coffee farms ranging from 1,600 masl to 1,900 masl in the surrounding villages.
This area of Kenya experiences a biannual production cycle and the main varieties are SL-28 and SL-34. The producers land size is quite small ranging on average from 130 to 200 coffee trees that they grow alongside other crops such as tea, passion fruit and flowers.
Origin: Kenya