Machakos

Machakos in eastern Kenya is lower and drier than the Mount Kenya counties; Mercanta notes its harvest comes earlier, around August and September.

Country
Kenya
Altitude
1,400–2,100m
Harvest
Oct–Janmain crop
Location
1.50° S37.25° E · Wikidata

What grows here

Harvest months

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Main cropFly crop

Varieties

SL28SL34Ruiru 11BatianK7

Processing

Washed (wet, fully washed)

Elsewhere in Kenya

Kenya: 950k bags a year