{
  "id": 12629216,
  "title": "Higher coffee payouts revive interest in farms in Kirinyaga",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/higher-coffee-payouts-revive-interest-in-farms-in-kirinyaga",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:39:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/higher-coffee-payouts-revive-interest-in-farms-in-kirinyaga"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For years, low coffee prices left farmers in Kirinyaga questioning whether the crop was still worth the cost and labour involved. Some growers cut back on fertiliser, pruning and crop protection as earnings declined. Farmers now say improved payouts are changing that calculation, prompting them to put more money back into their farms. For Simon […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}