Coffee Value Chain Research Annual Report 2022-2023

Abstract

The Coffee Research Institute, formerly CRF, is one of the institutes under the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute – KALRO. The Institute’s main focus is research on coffee along the value chain. The Institute headquarters is located in Ruiru (Kiambu County), about 33 km from Nairobi off Thika Superhighway along the Ruiru-Githunguri road. It has two centres in Kitale (Trans-Nzoia county) and Ruiru, and subcentres at Azania (Kiambu county), Koru (Kericho County), Kisii (Kisii County), Namwela (Bungoma County) and Mariene (Meru County). The mandate of the Institute is to promote research into and investigate all issues relating to coffee and other agricultural and commercial systems as are associated with coffee and on matters ancillary thereto.