Kenya Coffee School and Taptap Send: Empowering Coffee Communities Through Financial Access and Education In a world where remittances sustain millions of African households, Kenya Coffee School (KCS) and Taptap Send are joining hands to create a future where education, finance, and sustainability work together to transform rural livelihoods. The partnership reflects the shared vision […]

KCS <rss version=”2.0″ xmlns_excerpt=”http://wordpress.org/export/1.2/excerpt/” xmlns_content=”http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/” xmlns_wfw=”http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/” xmlns_dc=”http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/” xmlns_wp=”http://wordpress.org/export/1.2/” Kenya Coffee School — Content Export https://www.kenyacoffeeschool.org Batch export: Coffee training & barista content Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 en-GB 1.2 1 What defines specialty coffee? Specialty coffee is distinguished by its quality, traceability, and the care taken across the value chain — from cultivar selection […]

KENYA COFFEE SCHOOL: GLOBAL COFFEE EDUCATION SERIES – BATCH 1 (ARTICLES 1–30) Authors: Kenya Coffee School Team & Alfred Gitau Mwaura 1. The Heartbeat of African Coffee Education Kenya Coffee School (KCS) has become the pulse of specialty coffee education in Africa. From the foothills of Mt. Kenya to the classrooms of Nairobi, KCS has […]

In a world where coffee fuels conversations, creativity, and culture, there arises a need for an institution that not only teaches coffee — but defines it. The School of Coffee is more than a training center; it is a hub of innovation, culture, and excellence dedicated to shaping the next generation of coffee professionals, thinkers, […]

Authors: Kenya Coffee School Team & Alfred Gitau Mwaura 16. Coffee as a Vehicle for SDGs Kenya Coffee School aligns its mission with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting education, gender equality, responsible consumption, and climate action through coffee. Every student learns to see coffee as a global responsibility — from empowering communities to […]

A Shared Push for Industrialisation and Value-Addition in Kenya’s Coffee & Tea Sectors Kenya’s historic strengths in coffee and tea have long been a source of national pride — but too often those crops leave the country with the greatest value captured abroad. Both Raila Odinga (in his recent policy and continental vision statements) and […]

Coffee and the Political Arena in Kenya Introduction Coffee in Kenya is more than a cash crop. For many rural households it’s a source of income, identity, and political leverage. Because so many livelihoods are tied to it — from planting, harvesting, processing, to export — government policies, political promises, and governance of the sector […]

Kenya Coffee School: Protecting Livelihoods Through Better Coffee Policy and Education For over a decade, Kenya Coffee School (KCS) has stood as the bridge between coffee, skills, and livelihoods. At its core, KCS believes that knowledge is the new fertilizer for Africa’s coffee future — and that empowering youth and farmers with the right coffee […]

The Kenya Coffee School Vertical Value Chain (VVC): Rethinking the Future Beyond SCA’s CVA As the global coffee industry races to define new standards of quality and sustainability, the Kenya Coffee School (KCS) has emerged as a trailblazer — introducing the Vertical Value Chain (VVC) model, a revolutionary system that goes beyond the Specialty Coffee […]

Can We Smell the Supply Chain a Mile Away? By Kenya Coffee School In the world of coffee, our noses often tell the truth before the markets do.A sudden spike in robusta demand, a new aroma trend in cafés, or a shift in the cup profile of a once-stable origin — these are more than […]