Masama Mula amcos: Masama mula coffee expansion project

Sector: Agricutlure. Coffee Production and Processing..Beneficiaries: 988 small holder farmers, of which 298 are women. .The expansion grant to Masama Mula AMCOS Ltd will assist the coffee cooperative society to acquire a new coffee pulping unit to replace the current one that is 56 years old. The USADF grant will also improve the irrigation water system leading to increased coffee yields that were previously adversely affected by dry spells. The grant will create an inputs revolving fund that will complement available limited credit services offered by the AMCOS members Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCOS). Grant funds will meet the technical support needed to enhance better agricultural practices and adoption of new coffee varieties for improved coffee production. The expected immediate impacts will include improved coffee processing which will lead to lower processing costs and improved coffee prices. In the medium and long term members will increase coffee yields by adopting new varieties and better farming practices,

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