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Nyeri factories install solar dryers for coffee to enhance quality

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A farmer using the sun to dry his coffee cherries in Nandi Hills Constituency in Nandi County. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Coffee factories in Nyeri County have started embracing solar energy to boost efficiency.

Chorong'i coffee factory at Mutheka Farmers' Cooperative Society in Ruring'u ward, Nyeri Central sub-county has benefited from a coffee solar dryer.

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