Sir Charles Njonjo and family
🇰🇪Kenya

Sir Charles Njonjo and family

Sir Charles Njonjo and his family are the owners and managers of the Ibonia Estate, a 105-hectare coffee farm located in the Kiambu region of Kenya. The estate is recognized as a long-standing producer of high-quality Kenyan coffee, maintaining operations despite increasing urban development pressures in the area.

Farm: Ibonia Estate →

History

Ibonia Estate is a long-standing coffee farm situated in the Kiambu region, north of Nairobi. The estate utilizes the region's rich Kikuyu loam soil and high altitude to produce coffee, employing approximately 200 community workers for harvesting and processing.

The farmer's day, in pictures

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

Sir Charles Njonjo and family — coffee farmer illustration 1
Sir Charles Njonjo and family — coffee farmer illustration 2
Sir Charles Njonjo and family — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Sir Charles Njonjo and family