Gethumbwini Estate
| City | Ruiru |
| Country | Kenya |
| Continent | Africa |
Approximately 500 people work at Gethumbwini Estate.
About Gethumbwini Estate
Gethumbwini Estate is part of the Socfinaf group of farms. Gethumbwini Estate is located between the rivers Kiama and Thika, Northeast of Nairobi city, and situated between the towns Ruiru and Thika. We firmly believe in an environmental responsible management and we care about our social responsibilities. Socfinaf is the coffee producing branch of the international Socfinal Group. Besides our activities with the UTZ program for our certified sustainable coffee, the Socfinal group is a founding member of RSPO (the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil), which aims to promote the production, procurement and use of sustainable palm oil.
Kenya |  |
Population: 28 million people
Capital: Nairobi
Type of coffee: Arabica and Robusta
Produced coffee volume: 56 million kilo in 2007
Kenya is a neighbor country of Ethiopia (the birthplace of coffee), so you could think that coffee was introduced to Kenya in the early years. ...
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Population: 28 million people
Capital: Nairobi
Type of coffee: Arabica and Robusta
Produced coffee volume: 56 million kilo in 2007
Kenya is a neighbor country of Ethiopia (the birthplace of coffee), so you could think that coffee was introduced to Kenya in the early years. However, this is not the case. Coffee growing bloomed relatively late in Kenya. It was introduced at the end of the 19th century when the British colony started up the coffee industry. After the decolonization Kenya developed its coffee industry even further.
Kenya is known as the East African �powerhouse� of the coffee world! The main coffee growing area stretches south from the slopes of the 17,000-foot Mount Kenya almost to the capital Nairobi. There is a smaller coffee-growing region on the slopes of Mount Elgon near the border with Uganda. The Kenyan coffee culture is famous for its quality and its interesting fruit and spice flavors in the taste.
“We are convinced that one of the most effective ways to help support sustainable development is by doing business in a socially aware and responsible manner. We take our responsibility in helping to create and share wealth, invest in local economies, develop people’s skills and spread expertise across borders.”