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Coffee Bio
Murarandia Factory is a wet mill in Mathioya, Murang'a County, in Kenya's central region and the birthplace of the Kikuyu community. It is run by the Murarandia Farmers' Cooperative Society, which also operates the Gatuya and Kahuro factories, is governed by an elected board and a Secretary Manager, and adds seasonal workers during the peak harvest.
Coffee here grows in red, loamy soil at high altitude, where cool temperatures let the cherries ripen slowly. The main harvest runs from October to December.
A peaberry (PB) lot from the factory, cupping 86.5 with black currant, blackberry, pomegranate and lavender.
Coffee reached Kenya in 1893, and for more than a century it was sold through a government auction; since 2006 farmers have also been able to trade directly with international buyers.