{
  "id": 1642019,
  "title": "KALRO to pilot digital tool tracking carbon emissions in Kenya’s coffee value chain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/kalro-to-pilot-digital-tool-tracking-carbon-emissions-in-kenyas",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:30:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/kalro-to-pilot-digital-tool-tracking-carbon-emissions-in-kenyas-coffee-value-chain/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nairobi, Kenya - The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) plans to pilot a digital system to track carbon emissions throughout the country's coffee value chain. This move aims to benefit farmers by unlocking carbon credits opportunities while making coffee production more climate-smart. KALRO's Coffee Research Institute (CRI) is collaborating with Korean partners under the Korea-Kenya Innovation Linkages program. The digital application will collect crucial farm-level data, such as farm size, coffee tree count, fertilizer usage, mechanization, fuel consumption, and processing activities. By analyzing this data, the project will determine the carbon emissions generated at various stages of coffee production and identify areas for emission reduction. KALRO anticipates the pilot's success in providing real-time farm-level data to support carbon emission monitoring, assess carbon credit opportunities, and develop data-driven solutions for a more sustainable coffee sector. This technology-driven collaboration between Kenya and Korea aims to move beyond estimates, relying on actual field data to design interventions for reducing emissions in the coffee sector and addressing climate change challenges facing the agriculture industry.",
  "summary": "NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 18-Kenya is set to pilot a digital system that will track carbon emissions across the coffee value chain, as researchers seek to unlock new opportunities for farmers…",
  "key_points": [
    "KALRO to pilot digital tool for carbon emissions tracking in Kenya's coffee value chain",
    "Collaboration with Korean partners under Korea-Kenya Innovation Linkages program",
    "Pilot aims to provide real-time farm-level data for sustainable coffee sector"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development enables Kenyan coffee farmers to tap into carbon credits and makes their production more climate-resilient by providing data-driven solutions to reduce emissions throughout the value chain.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}