National Coffee Cooperative Union LTD
National Coffee Cooperative Union LTD
Meru Central Coffee Co-operative Union (MCCCU) is affiliated to 34 primary coffee societies. These primary societies approximately encompass 98,000 members.
MCCCU was originally under the Giant Meru Central Farmers’ Co-operative Union which was in year 2005 restructured into four separate business Units; Meru Central Coffee Union, Meru Dairy Union Ltd, Meru Central Multipurpose Society Ltd and Capital Union Society Ltd.
Meru Coffee Millers Cooperative Union Limited (MCMCU) is a farmers Union located in Meru County. MCMCU is represented by a total of 48 primary cooperatives. These cooperatives represent approximately 98,000 coffee farmers, all located on and around the Volcanic slopes of Mt. Kenya, called by some experts ‘The Champagne Region of Coffee’.
MCMCU is the only farmer-led and famer-owned Coffee Miller’s Co-operative Union in Kenya that has both milling and marketing licence, hence, it is able to participate in the National Coffee Auction (NCE) and sell coffee directly to international buyers. This guarantees fair prices for our farmers. MCMCU works with several International buyers from, amongst others: Europe, The United States of America and South-Korea
We offer quality milling services to more than forty societies in the larger meru county
We offer to our farmers extension services such farmer training, farm inputs among other
We are the only coffee milling cooperative in Kenya licensed to sell coffee on behalf of societies.
Kiambu coffee growers coop union was registered in 1959 and started it’s operations. It was started after a survey which was conducted by the government of Kenya in collaboration with the Nardic mission on how coffee farmers can be assisted to improve their coffee production.
Offer credit facility to our affiliated societies in form of operation cost and farm inputs at a very low interest of 5% per annum.
We offer other banking services not only to the farmers but community at large within our agents localities.
Paying point that is affiliated to 18 cooperative societies drawn from Kiambu County.
Machakos Cooperative Union (MCU) is an umbrella organization for 81 primary organizations spread across 15 sub counties in Machakos and Makueni counties. The original purpose behind the establishment of the Union in the 1960s was to assist primary coffee farmers’ societies to grow and market their coffee. Over the years the Union has grown and expanded its membership to include primary producers in handicrafts and dairy sectors.
These primary organizations which comprise of cooperatives and women groups are serving over 60,000 individual members. We assist the cooperatives and groups to access markets both local and international. In doing so, we work with partners to build capacity, improve production and ensure quality to meet international standards.
The supreme authority of the union is the annual general meeting (AGM) which comprises of delegates elected from affiliate member co-operative organisations and groups. The AGM periodically elects the management board which oversees the day to day activities of the union and delegates the same to the employees under the leadership of the CEO.
The Union is trading internationally under WFTO in marketing of handicrafts and has its coffee products under the following certifications; FLO, UTZ and CAFE
MCU offers the following services to its affiliates:
