Coffee Management Services Ltd (CMS) is one of the leading marketing agents in Kenya having marketed over 11,360 MT (26% of total Kenyan Production) in the 2017/18 season. CMS began operating in 2006 and is a licensed Management Agent, Marketing Agent and Warehouseman working with both smallholder farmers and coffee estates. Currently CMS manages about… (continued)
The ACCORD team have achieved a major milestone in the programme having surpassed its goal of 50,000 coffee fields mapped in Kenya and Rwanda. With a running total of over 51,000 fields now in the programme, ACCORD (funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Partnerships Programme) has achieved the target set at the beginning of… (continued)
SF Bay Coffee Company is a shining example of innovations for smallholder farmers in the African coffee business designed to improve livelihoods and sustainability. Farming five hectares in Kigoma Sector SF Bay’s 20,000 coffee trees sit at 1,743-1,935 metres above sea level. This location experiences varying temperature levels of 16-25 degrees, perfect for growing high-quality… (continued)
27th October 2020 – Earth-i is pleased to announce the promotion of Gary Crowley to Head of Technology. Gary, after 20 years in the space industry, has accumulated a rare wealth of knowledge and experience across the whole EO value chain from mission design and operations through to the processing and delivery of downstream analytics… (continued)
23rd October 2020 – ACCORD is working with more than 40,000 coffee farmers in Kenya and Rwanda and has had some notable success to date. This case study offers an overview of key successes and learnings of the Advanced Coffee Crop Optimisation for Rural Development (ACCORD) project at the midpoint of implementation. It outlines the… (continued)
9th October 2020 – Chetan Pradhan, Head of Institutional Engagement at Earth-i, explains how Earth Observation satellites are becoming a powerful enabler for farmers and the global supply chains they serve, in this UKspace and World Space Week 2020 article looking at how satellites improve life. Read more here – The secret new ingredient your… (continued)