Gathiruini Factory (Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society)
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Gathiruini Factory (Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society)

Gathiruini Factory is a coffee processing facility located in Githunguri, Kiambu County, Kenya. It operates as part of the Komothai Farmers Cooperative Society and serves approximately 700 smallholder members who cultivate coffee on small plots of land.

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History

Gathiruini Factory functions as a wet mill where local farmers deliver their hand-picked cherries for processing. The facility follows traditional Kenyan washed processing methods, including depulping, fermentation, and drying on raised beds.

The farmer's day, in pictures

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

Gathiruini Factory (Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society) — coffee farmer illustration 1
Gathiruini Factory (Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society) — coffee farmer illustration 2
Gathiruini Factory (Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society) — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Gathiruini Factory (Othaya Farmers Cooperative Society)