Commodities : AGRICULTURAL: COFFEE: Kenya.

(From Africa Research Bulletin (ARBE))

The governmentt is planning to introduce reforms that will add value to the ailing coffee sub-sector. Agriculture Minister, Kipruto arap Kirwa, announced on February 4th that valueadded will form a key strategy in the government-supported rehabilitation programme. Kirwa said the latest recovery programme is expected to halt the sub-sector's declining profitability. "As we aspire to venture in the value addition business, we must remember that it is the high quality of the end product that will enable us to remain in the market," Kirwa said. The Minister said the imbalance between supply and demand has led to a glut in the world …