\u201cCoffee is no longer just a supplementary crop\u2014it has become a vital pillar of our rural economy,\u201d Dr. Bii stated. \u201cThrough this program, we aim to empower our farmers, create jobs, increase incomes, and promote climate-resilient agriculture.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n To date, the county has distributed a cumulative total of 1,245,558 coffee seedlings, with over 1,000,000 already requested for the 2025 planting season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This surge in demand reflects growing confidence in coffee farming among smallholder farmers and organized cooperatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re witnessing a transformation in rural livelihoods,\u201d Dr. Bii added. \u201cWhat we now need is to maintain this momentum and ensure that every coffee farmer\u2014whether new or experienced\u2014receives the support they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking at the event, Deputy Governor H.E. Evans Kapkea noted that the initiative aligns with the County Government\u2019s broader goal of crop diversification under the Nguzo Kumi development blueprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCoffee, alongside other high-value crops like avocado, macadamia, and pyrethrum, is central to our agricultural commercialization efforts,\u201d Kapkea emphasized. \u201cIt promotes farmer resilience, food security, and climate adaptation, while generating export revenue.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n County data indicates that coffee is now grown in all six sub-counties, with Ainabkoi leading in acreage expansion. Ward representatives including Hon. Gilbert Chepkonga (Ainabkoi\/Olare Ward), MCA Isack Kemboi (Kapsoya Ward), Hon. Sarah Malel (Kimumu Ward), and Hon. Jonathan Ngetich (Kaptagat Ward) lauded the county\u2019s initiative, encouraging more farmers\u2014especially women and youth\u2014to embrace coffee farming and join cooperative societies for improved market access and resource sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Representing CECM Kotut, the CECM for Water, Antony Sitienei, underscored the need for sustained investment in seedling production, extension services, and farm infrastructure to ensure long-term success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With projections indicating that coffee acreage could reach 5,052 acres over the next five years, Uasin Gishu\u2019s coffee sector is on a steady path to becoming one of Kenya\u2019s leading regional models for sustainable and inclusive agricultural growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Uasin Gishu Governor H.E. Dr. Jonathan Bii on Thursday presided over the official flagging off of coffee seedlings in Ainabkoi Sub-County\u2014a key milestone in the county\u2019s ongoing efforts to enhance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,52,3,222,149,675,533,507,50,1230,8,204],"tags":[1232,11,129,12,1231,213],"class_list":["post-13118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-235","category-agriculture","category-city-news","category-coffee","category-coffee-cherry-advance","category-coffee-milling-plant","category-coffee-seedlings","category-deputy-governor","category-governors-office","category-high-value-crop-farming","category-latest-news","category-trade-and-cooperatives","tag-ainabkoi-sub-county","tag-development","tag-efficient-service","tag-government","tag-high-value-crop-farming","tag-nguzo-kumi-blueprint"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13128,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13118\/revisions\/13128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uasingishu.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250628-WA0046-1024x682.jpg\")
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