Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society
🇰🇪Kenya

Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society

Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society is a worker-owned coffee cooperative based in Nyeri County, Kenya, on the slopes of the Aberdare Mountain Range. The society operates the Gachatha washing station, which processes coffee delivered by over 1,500 smallholder farmer members.

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History

Founded in 1963, the Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society has grown to support over 1,500 active members. The cooperative processes coffee at its factory, which utilizes traditional washed processing methods to serve international specialty coffee markets. The society continues to focus on increasing its annual production capacity while maintaining environmental standards.

The farmer's day, in pictures

Editorial illustrations of the harvest and farm work our research documented — anonymous figures, never real likenesses.

Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society — coffee farmer illustration 1
Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society — coffee farmer illustration 2
Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Gachatha Farmers Cooperative Society