Kenya AA: Nyanja

NYANJA AA – Kirinyaga, KenyaFactory: Nyanja FactoryCooperative: Baragwi Farmers’ Cooperative SocietyLocation: Kianaga, Kirinyaga CountyElevation: 1,610 meters above sea levelVarieties: SL28, SL34, Batian, Ruiru 11Processing: Fully WashedHarvest: October – January Located on the southern slopes of Mt. Kenya near the town of Kianaga, Nyanja Factory is part of the Baragwi Farmers’ Cooperative Society (FCS), one of Kenya’s most established cooperatives. Baragwi FCS was founded in 1953 and today supports over 11,700 smallholder farmers, each managing their own farms.The cooperative provides centralized processing through its network of 12 wet mills, including Nyanja, and offers training in agronomy and quality improvement practices. Nyanja sits at 1,610 MASL, an altitude that supports slow cherry development, resulting in dense beans with layered, complex flavors. Coffee at Nyanja is fully washed, a process that produces the clean, crisp profiles for which Kenyan coffees are worldrenowned.