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Originally published by The Standard BusinessSeptember 30, 2025
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Kenya rushes to meet EU's guidelines on coffee farming
With the clock ticking towards the December 31 deadline, Kenyan authorities are scrambling to digitally map the country’s coffee farms in compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulations rules...
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Kenya is racing against a December 31 deadline to digitally map its coffee farms to comply with new European Union Deforestation Regulations (EUDR). This critical effort aims to prove that Kenyan coffee exported to the EU is not grown on deforested land, safeguarding access to a vital market.
- Kenya exports 95% of its coffee, with approximately 55% targeting the EU, including Belgium, Germany, Sweden, and Finland.
- The Agriculture Food Authority (AFA) and county governments are coordinating the mapping, which excludes coffee from farms affected by deforestation after December 31, 2020.
- Over the past five years, Kenya exported 122,699 metric tonnes of coffee to the EU, valued at $695.7 million (Sh90.1 billion).
- As of last week, 80,211 coffee farmers across eight counties, including Murang’a (40,880) and Kericho (23,995), have been cleared, making them eligible for EU export.
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