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The process can be broadly divided into two main components - Wet Processing (cherry to dry parchment) and Dry Processing (dry parchment to exportable green bean)	Maūndū maya no magayanio maita merī; Wet Processing (cherry to dry parchment) na Dry Processing (dry parchment to exportable green bean)
What is the process of coffee after harvesting?	Kahūa gekagwo maūndū marīkū thutha wa kūgethwo?
In the event that there are stubborn weeds like couch grass, cover the seedlings (with a bucket or bag) before spraying the weeds with a suitable herbicide.	kūngīkinyīrīra atī kwīna ria rīrīa rītahukaga raithi ta thangari, hubīra mītī na bucket kana iratathi mbere ya kūhūra dawa ya ria.
One ton of coffee can be sold at KES 350,000, translating to a potential income of KES 350,000 to KES 525,000 per īka	Tani īmwe ya kahua no īgūrūo KES 350,000, iria ingirehe maumirira ma mbeca mūigana wa KES 350,000 nginya KES 525,000 harīīka īmwe
Do not store close to corrugated iron sheets.	Ningī hebata makūnia maya matigakuhīrīrie mabati.
Most coffee grows at altitudes between 1400 and 2000 metres in deep, well-drained volcanic soils.	Kahūa kaingī gakūraga wega matūra-inī marīa marī mita 1400 nginya 2000 igūrū wa iria, na ningī tīīri-inī mūriku mūtune wa volcanic woikūrūkagia maaī wega.
Use of natural enemies of the coffee berry borer to reduce the population.	Hūthīra thū cia coffee borer gūcinyihia.
Gently loosen the seedlings roots and position it in the hole, ensuring that the top of the root ball is level with the surrounding soil.	Tanganura mīīri ya mīūngūrwa ūmenyereire, na ūmīikie marima-inī ūtegūkīria haria tīīri ūrakinyīte.
Zinc and Boron are particularly important at the flowering stage to improve berry set and overall coffee yield potential.	Zinc na Boron ibatarainie makīria mītī īgīkīra kīro nīguo mbegū ciībange wega na magetha maingīhe.
How should coffee be stored?	Hihi kahūa kagīrīirwo kūigwo atīa?
Without water, the leaves wilt.	ītarī na maaī, mathangū makahoha.
Eliminate wood boring insect pests e.g. yellow headed borer.	Eheria īgunyū iria ithegethaga mītī ta yellow headed borer
Zinc – promotes flower bud formation and development. It also increases the coffee plant resistance to cold.	Zinc īteithagia ihūa gūthondekwo na gūkūra wega. Ningī nīgiragīrīria kīhūa gwītiria heho.
Ruiru 11 spacing of 6ft by 6ft. It is a high yielder, has best population per unit, high disease tolerance but with poor rooting system.Batian is at a spacing of 7ft by 8ft.	Mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 wagīrīire ūtaganu wa fiti 6 kwa 6 na nīūrīmaciaro maingī oharī gītina, ūhandagwo itina nyingī harī īka, nī wītiragia mīrimū no mīri ndītheremaga wega. Batian yendaga ūtiganu wa fiti mūgwanja kwa inyanya.
Avoid planting host plants such as avocados, guavas, pineapples, citrus, etc.as wind breaks	Ndūkahande mīmera īrīa yendetwo nī ngūcī ta mīkorobia,mainabu(mananathi), mabera(miharū) ona macungwa īrī mīmera ya kūhinga rūhuho.
Impact on Plant Health: Picking green cherries may stress the coffee plants.	Maumīrīra harī mūtī wa kahūa- gūtua kahūa gatari keeru ni gūtigaga mītī ya kahaū īgatangīka
Prune and remove old branches and leaves so as to enhance aeration	Ceha kahūa nīgetha rīera rīhote gūcera wega.
How to take care of coffee seedlings in a nursery?	Tūngītūngata atia mīūngūrwa ya kahūa ī natharī-inī?
What is the water requirement of coffee?	Kahūa kabataraga maaī maigana atīa?
This process involves harvesting, pulping, fermenting, washing, drying, hulling, cleaning, grading, sorting, storing and transporting green beans.	Maūndū maya nī hamwe na kūgetha, gūkonyorwo, kūrinda nīguo kagīe mūcamo, gūthambia, gūthurania, kūiga thitoo na gūkuithia.
It is majorly characterized by dark bronze shoot tipped plants with a few green-tipped strains.	Mūthemba ūyū wīkūranite nīūndū nīūrī mathangū marī rangi wa gītīri gīcamu na ngirini.
How do you transplant the coffee seedlings to the farm?	Wagīrīirwo gūthamia mīūngūrūa ya kahūa atīa kuuma nathari-inī ūgītwara mūgūnda-inī?
How do you sort coffee?	Hihi kahūa gacagūranagio atīa?
Hand harvesting is often preferred for high-quality coffees, where the process requires meticulousness and selection.	Gūtua na moko nīkūo kwedagwo nīūndū mūndū nīahotaga gūthura karia kega na gakūrū rīrīa egūtua.
Coffee mite: This is a tiny, spider-like insect that feeds on the leaves of the coffee tree.	Mbūmbūī ya kahūa: Gaka nī kagunyū kanini kahana mbūmbūī karīa karīaga mathangū ma mūtī wa kahūa.
Undertake terracing and plant stabilizing grass on the face of the terraces	Thondeka beji na ūhande nyeki mīthia-inī.
Remove old stems and thin out branches as the old stems are more susceptible than young ones	Ruta honge iria ngūrū na thari nīgūkorwo nīirī ūhūthū wa kūrwara ūkīringithania na iria itarī ngūrū.
Is it advisable to bend newly transplanted coffee to produce more branches?	Nīwega kūinamia gītina gīa kahūa nīguo kīrute honge nyingī?
Spray with mineral oils at 200 mls per 20 litres of water Spray with soapy solution (potassium soaps).	Hūra na maaī ma thabuni wa potassium mongereirwo mineral oils grams magana merī lita-inī mirongo īrī cia maaī.
STAGE 1. 1-7 weeks (0 -50 days) after blooming. Slow Growth stage; the fruit is as big as the tip of a match.	ITĪNA RĪA MBERE Wiki īmwe nginya mūgwanja(thikū 0 nginya 50) thutha wa ihūa gūcanūka. Mbegū īgakūra kahora na īgakorwo īigana ta kīongo gīa kībiriti
Batian is the newest variety in Kenya and it is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya at a spacing of 7ft by 8ft.	Batian naguo nī mūthemba mwerū mūno Kenya na nīūrakūra wega kūndū guothe kūhandagwo kahūa na ūhandagwo na ūtaganu wa fiti mūgwanja kwa inyanya.
Resistant varieties - Planting of disease resistant varieties	Mīmera ītiragia mīrimū-Handa mīmera īrahota gwītiria mīrīmū
Use of copper sprays especially during wet season.	Tūmīra dawa ya copper hīndī īrīa kwīna ūgunyu.
Plant the intercrops using a recommended fertilizer preferably NPK fertilizer such as 17:17:17.	Handa mīmera īno ya gatagatī ūkīhūthīra bataraitha īrīa njītīkīrie ta NPK-17:17:17.
STAGE 3 18–25 weeks (120–180 days) after blooming. The seed completes its development, acquires a solid consistency and gains weight.	ITĪNA RĪA GATATŪ Wiki ya ikūmi na kanana nginya ya mīrongo īrī na ītano (thikū 120-180) kuuma ihūa rīacanūka. Mbegū īkarīkia gūkūra, īkaiyūria na īkagīa na ūritū.
Urea should be applied at the time of sowing.	Urea yagīrīirwo gwīkīrwo hīndī ya kūhanda.
This can be done by maintaining soil potash at optimal level as per soil analysis recommendations.	Ūndū ūyū no ūhoteke na njīra ya gūtigīrīra atī soil potash ī ithimo-inī iria ciagīrīire kūringana na maumerīra na ūthuthuria wa tīīri.
However, foliar sprays can provide a good, in-season top-up response, raising leaf levels such that coffee production and bean quality are maintained.	ona ningī kūhūra boron o ihinda rīrīa rīagīrīire gūtūmaga mūmera ūgīe na mathangū wega ūū atī mbegū nayo igakorwo īrī na mūcamo mwega.
Before planting the coffee seedlings you must dig holes in order to stir the soil and loosen it. Dig the holes two months before planting the coffee trees.	Mbere ya kūhanda mīūngūrūa, enja marima na ūtūkanie tīīri mīeri īrī mbere ya kūhanda.
SL 34 was also selected at the former Scott Laboratories from French Mission Coffee.	Mūthemba wa SL 34 onagwo waciarithanīirio mūgūnda-inīo ūyū wa Scott Laboratories kuuma mūthemba wa Faranja.
They start by producing white blossoms and around eight months later, coffee cherries will usually appear.	Kambaga kūruta mahūa meerū na thutha wa kahinda ta ka mīeri īnana, matunda makambīrīria kuoneka.
Other coffee varieties commonly grown are SL-28, SL-34, K7, Ruiru 11 and Batian.	Mīthemba īngī ya kahūa īrīa īhandagwo mūno nī SL-28, SL- 34, K7, Ruiru 11, na Batian.
Picking them prematurely can result in lower-quality coffee with less desirable taste characteristics.	Gūtua kahūa gatari keeru no gūtūme gīkiro gia kahūa karia gegūthīo gīthii thī na anyui mage gūkenda.
For an optimal production, the crop should be provided with a proper nutrition.	Nīguo maciaro maingī moneke, mūmera no mūhaka ūheyo irio cia kūigana
To preserve your beans' fresh roasted flavor as long as possible, store them in an opaque, air-tight container at room temperature.	Nīgūo gūtūria mūcamo mwega wa kahūa kahīhie, nīgegūbatara kūigwo mūkebe-inī ūtarahetūkia rīera kana ūtheri, na wūigūo handū hahehu.
Environmental Impact: Picking green cherries may contribute to environmental degradation.	Ūgarūrūku wa marīa matūrigicīirie- kūgetha kahūa gatarī keeru nīgūthūkagia marīa matūrigicīirie.
Reduce shade by half when seedlings are • 8 –9 months old	Eheria nuthu ya kīruru mweri wa kanana nginya wa kenda.
The best variety to plant will depend on the zone as different varieties are suited for different ecological zones.	Mīthemba īrīa mīega ya kūhanda īcagūragwo kūringa na rīera rīa matūra na tīīri.
Make beds of soil 1.2 metres wide, with 60-centimetre paths in between.	Thondeka natharī cia wariī wa mita 1.2 ugītigaga tūcīra twa sentimita 60 gatagatī gacio.
Picking them before they are fully mature can lead to a lower overall yield as the beans haven't had the chance to reach their maximum weight.	Gūtua mbegū ici mbere ya ikūre no gūtūme maciaro manyihe nīūndū mboco icio cia kahūa itiyarekirwo īkūre īkīrīkia.
Batian is the newest variety in the country, is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya, a high yielder, has good population per unit, moderate disease tolerance but with moderate rooting system.	Batian nī mūthemba ūrīa mūerū mūno būrūri-inī ūyū, nīūhandagwo kūndū guothe kūrīa gūkūragio kahūa Kenya, nīūciaraga mūno, nīūhandagwo itina nyingī harī īka, nīūhotaga gūitiria mīrimū na nīngīūkoragwo na mīri ītambaga kūndū kūnene.
What are the conditions for coffee growing?	Kahūa karabataraga maūndū marīkū nīgetha gakūre wega?
How many kgs can one coffee tree produce?	Gītina kīmwe gīa kahūa kiagīrīire gūciara kilo cigana?
Fill in the hole around the roots, and firm the soil gently to remove any air pockets.	Mīthike ugīkindagīra tīīri kahora kahora nīgūo kūruta rīera rīria rīngikorwo thīinī.
Another option is using sprays of Beauveria bassiana, an entomopathogenic fungus that naturally infects and kills the coffee berry borer.	Njīra īngī nī kūhūra dawa ya Beauveria Bassiana, an entomopathongenic fungus, īrīa īrwaragia na īkoraga kīhuruta gia kahūa
Introduce natural enemies such as. Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Verticillium lecanii to reduce population of scales in the ecosystem.	Hūthīra thūū cia kīīmerera ta cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Verticillium Lecanii iria inyihagia ngūcī.
Which type of coffee grows well in high altitude zones?	Nī mūthemba ūrīkū wa kahūa ūkūraga wega kūndū kwīna irīma?
Which is the recommended way to weed a coffee farm?	Kahūa kagīrīire kūrīmīrwo atīa?
With this spacing, it will translate to 2,500 Ruiru II coffee trees per hectare (1,012 coffee plants per īka).	Ūū nīkuga ūkūhanda itina ngiri igīrī na magana matano harī hectare īmwe kana ngiri imwe na ikūmi na igirī īka-inī īmwe.
Newly planted should be cut within the first two primaries to allow strong double shooting	Wagīrīirwo gūtinia gītina kīambere nīguo kīrute honge ingī nyingī na irīna hinya.
Phosphorus is important for early growth and rooting, particularly in the nursery and at transplanting, as well as bean fill.	Phosphorus nīyabata harī mūnenehere wa kahūa na gūthondeka mīrī mīega makīria hīndī īrīa mīungūrwa īrī tuta-inī na rīrīa ikūhandwo mūgūnda-inī na ningī kūihurīa mbegū wega.
Ruiru 11 variety, the spacing should be 2m x 2m (6.6 ft. x 6.6 ft.)	kahūa mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 kagīrīire kūhandwo na ūtaganu wa mita igīrī kwa igīrī kana futi 6.6 gwa 6.6.
Can coffee be propagated by cutting?	Kahūa no gaciarithanio na irūngo?
Grafted ruiru 11 seedlings available at ksh 60 per. stem	Mūngūrwa ūmwe wa kahūa ka Ruiru 11 wendagio shiringi mīrongo ītandatū.
Practicing Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Adopting IPM practices involves monitoring, prevention, and intervention strategies to manage pests and diseases.	Ūtungata wa IPM. Ūtungata ūyū ūtukanagia kūrora kahūa kaingī, kūgirīrīria, na kūhūra dawa kana ūna njīra īngī cia kūnina mīrimū na tūtambi. Mworoto wa IPM nī kūnyihia ūhūthīri wa dawa .
The variety comes into production earlier, hence earlier realization of benefits to the farmers.	Ningīkoyaga ihinda inini gūkūra na kwoguo mūrīmi akagīa magetha tene na akajia kūgūnīka.
What is the process of coffee after harvesting?	Kahūa gekagwo maūndū marīkū thutha wa kūgethwo?
Urea should not be applied when the soil contains free water or likely to remain wet for three or four days after application.	Urea ndīagīrīire gwīkīrwo rīrīa tīīri wīna maaī maingī kana ugūikara ūrī mūigū ta thikū 3 kana 4 thutha wa gwīkīrwo.
Land cleared of trees within 6 months should not be used for coffee planting because of the risk of Armillaria, a fungal disease that causes root rot.	Mūgūnda ūtaninīte mīeri ītandatū ndūbatiī kūhandwo kahūa nīūndū wa ūgwati wa mūrimū wa Armillaria ūrīa ūtūmaga mīri ībuthe.
This can impact the overall health of the coffee plants and their ability to produce high-quality beans in subsequent harvests.	Ūndū ūyū no ūtūme mūtī wa kahūa wage riri na hinya wa gūciara kahūa kega mahinda megūka.
It ensures good aeration which leads to even drying and hence high quality coffee	Riera nīrīhotaga gūcera wega nakahūa nikomaga wega na gagakorwo na mūcamo mwega
What is Ruiru 11 variety?	Ruiru 11 nī mūthemba ūrikū wa kahūa?
How to increase coffee yield and Quality?	Hihi ingīka atīa nīguo hote kūongerera magetha na kwagīrithia mūcamo wa kahūa?
Only the ripe berries should be harvested because immature and overripe berries yield poor bean quality.	Nīwega kūmenya atī kahūa keeru tu nīko gabatīe gūtuo. Kahūa keeru makīria kana gatarī gakūrū gatirī mūcamo mwega.
The leaf miner can also transmit diseases, further harming the trees.	Gatambi gaka ningī no gatambie mīrimū īngīthūkia mītī ya kahūa.
Choose harvest time: Harvest time affects the maturity of coffee beans.	Thura ihinda rīa kūgetha. Ihinda rīa kūgetha nīrīhutagia mūkūrīre wa mboco cia kahua.
Use an opaque, airtight container, should do the trick, but if the bag your coffee came in has an airtight closure, such as a zip-top seal, you can use that.	Hūthira gīkabu gītekūhetūkia ūtheri, kana rīera.
Certified seed is only available from CRI-Ruiru centre.	Mbegū irīa ikinyanīirie ikīro cionekaga CRI Ruiru.
Some of the best foliar fertilizers for increased flowering and bud formation include: Omex Zibo (Omex Foliar Boron) by Omex Oshbor by Osho Chemicals, Agrigrow (Zinc + Boron) by Agrichem Africa	Mabataraitha marīa mega ma mathangū marīa mateithagia kīhūa kūruta mahūa nī hamwe na Omex Zibo( omexoliar boron) ya Omex, Oshbor ya Osho chemicals na Agrigrow (Zinc + Boron) ya Agrichem Africa.
SL is a coffee variety suitable for middle altitudes.	SL nī mūthemba wa kahūa ūrīa ūkūraga wega kūndū gūtarī irīma nene kana mīaragano-inī.
When to fertilize coffee plant?	Nī ihinda rīrīkū rīega rīa gwīkīra bataraitha kahūa-inī?
Cultural control - Proper and timely pruning and regular change of cycle.	kūgitīra na njīra ya ūndūire- gūceha wega hīndī īrīa yagīrīire na kūgarūra mīmera
Cabrio 250 EC. Cabrio® solution can be used to control coffee berry disease with the AgCelence® effect which translates to increased yield and quality.	Cabrio 250 EC. Cabrio® īrīa īteithagīrīria kūgitīra mūrimū wa mbegū cia kahūa na ūtukanie na AgCelence® nīgetha magetha maingīhe.
Thorough soil preparation prior to planting, and maintenance of pH between 5.2- 6.3, good rooting and that nutrients are readily available.	Tīīri-inī mūharīrīrie wega mbere ya kūhanda ūrī na ūrūrū wa pH ya 5.2 – 6.3, mīrita mīega na mabataro moothe ma īrīo cia mūmera nī makinyanīrie.
Which is the recommended spacing for coffee?	Itina cia kahūa ciagīrīirwo gūtaganūkanio atia hīndī ya kūhanda?
Dip the cut end in rooting hormone, then plant the cutting in the hole	Ikia thuna yaku dawa-inī ya guteng'eria mīīri ūcoke ūhande irima-inī.
How to control Mealy bug management in coffee?	Njīra cia kūrūa na mealybugs kahūa-in nī irīkū?
Destroying the attacked berries by burying them deep in soil or by burning.	Gūthika mbegū irīa ndwaru cia kahūa irima-inī iriku kana gūcicina.
Select a straight shoot that's about 8 to 10 inches long and remove all but a pair of upper leaves.	Thuura thuna ciothe nūngarū cia ūraihu wa iji inyanya nginya ikūmi na ūmībure ūgītigagīa mathangū merī.
Harvesting method: There are two main methods for harvesting coffee: hand harvesting and machine harvesting.	Njīra ya kūgetha: Njīra nī igīri cia kūgetha, nacio nīgūtua na moko kana na macini.
Before planting, the seeds should be soaked in water for 24 hours to soften the seed coat and encourage germination.	Mbere ya kūhanda, mbegu ciagīire kūrindwo maai-inī mathaa 24 nīguo ihūthie ngothi na imere na ihenya
Potassium has a crucial role to play in improving coffee berry size and quality through its role in the movement of sugars from the leaf for accumulation in the fruit.	Potassium īteithagia kūnenehia mbegū na kūmīhe mūcamo na njīra ya gūcitwarīra cukari kuuma mathangū-inī.
SL 34, SL 28, and K7 varieties, the spacing should be 2.74m x 2.74m (9ft × 9ft).	Mīthemba ya SL 34,SL28, and K7 yagīrīirwo nī ūtaganu wa mita 2.74 gwa 2.74 kana (futi 9 gwa 9).
• Chemical control - use of bactericides (Copper based products are most effective).	Hūthīra dawa cīkīrītwo copper nīūndū nīcio njega mūno.
Land preparation should be done early about 6 months prior to planting by clearing existing vegetation and getting rid of tree stumps and roots.	Mūgūnda ūharagīrio mīeri ītandatū mbere ya kūhanda, weherie mahuti, ithukī na mīri yothe.
Choose a location that receives plenty of sunlight and has well-drained soil.	Handa handū hakinyagīrwo nī riūa wega na hatangīaraha maaī.
Coffee trees need a lot of potash, a lot of nitrogen, and a little phosphoric acid.	Mītī ya kahūa ībataraga Potash nyingī, Nitrogen nyingī na Phosphoric acid nini.
Use of insecticides recommended insecticides against coffee berry borers; LEXUS 247SC 8ml/20l PROFILE 440EC 30ml/20l RANGER 480EC 30ml/20l KINGCODE ELITE 50EC 10ml/20l SINOPHATE 750SP 20g/20l PRESENTO 200SP 5g/20l	Hūthīra dawa ya tūtambi ta LEXUS 247SC8mls/20l PROFILE 440EC 30ml/20l KINGCODE ELITE 50EC 10mls20l SINOPHATE 850SP 20g/20l PRESENTO 200SP 5g/20l
Lower Coffee Bean Weight: Green coffee cherries are heavier than ripe ones.	kūhūtha mūno gwa kahūa karia gakonyore- kahua gatari keeru nī karitu gūkira kahūa keeru.
When should you not use urea fertilizer?	Nī hīndī īrīkū ūtabatie kūthūthīra bataraitha ya urea?

The process can be broadly divided into two main components - Wet Processing (cherry to dry parchment) and Dry Processing (dry parchment to exportable green bean)

Maūndū maya no magayanio maita merī; Wet Processing (cherry to dry parchment) na Dry Processing (dry parchment to exportable green bean)

What is the process of coffee after harvesting?

Kahūa gekagwo maūndū marīkū thutha wa kūgethwo?

In the event that there are stubborn weeds like couch grass, cover the seedlings (with a bucket or bag) before spraying the weeds with a suitable herbicide.

kūngīkinyīrīra atī kwīna ria rīrīa rītahukaga raithi ta thangari, hubīra mītī na bucket kana iratathi mbere ya kūhūra dawa ya ria.

One ton of coffee can be sold at KES 350,000, translating to a potential income of KES 350,000 to KES 525,000 per īka

Tani īmwe ya kahua no īgūrūo KES 350,000, iria ingirehe maumirira ma mbeca mūigana wa KES 350,000 nginya KES 525,000 harīīka īmwe

Do not store close to corrugated iron sheets.

Ningī hebata makūnia maya matigakuhīrīrie mabati.

Most coffee grows at altitudes between 1400 and 2000 metres in deep, well-drained volcanic soils.

Kahūa kaingī gakūraga wega matūra-inī marīa marī mita 1400 nginya 2000 igūrū wa iria, na ningī tīīri-inī mūriku mūtune wa volcanic woikūrūkagia maaī wega.

Use of natural enemies of the coffee berry borer to reduce the population.

Hūthīra thū cia coffee borer gūcinyihia.

Gently loosen the seedlings roots and position it in the hole, ensuring that the top of the root ball is level with the surrounding soil.

Tanganura mīīri ya mīūngūrwa ūmenyereire, na ūmīikie marima-inī ūtegūkīria haria tīīri ūrakinyīte.

Zinc and Boron are particularly important at the flowering stage to improve berry set and overall coffee yield potential.

Zinc na Boron ibatarainie makīria mītī īgīkīra kīro nīguo mbegū ciībange wega na magetha maingīhe.

How should coffee be stored?

Hihi kahūa kagīrīirwo kūigwo atīa?

Without water, the leaves wilt.

ītarī na maaī, mathangū makahoha.

Eliminate wood boring insect pests e.g. yellow headed borer.

Eheria īgunyū iria ithegethaga mītī ta yellow headed borer

Zinc – promotes flower bud formation and development. It also increases the coffee plant resistance to cold.

Zinc īteithagia ihūa gūthondekwo na gūkūra wega. Ningī nīgiragīrīria kīhūa gwītiria heho.

Ruiru 11 spacing of 6ft by 6ft. It is a high yielder, has best population per unit, high disease tolerance but with poor rooting system.Batian is at a spacing of 7ft by 8ft.

Mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 wagīrīire ūtaganu wa fiti 6 kwa 6 na nīūrīmaciaro maingī oharī gītina, ūhandagwo itina nyingī harī īka, nī wītiragia mīrimū no mīri ndītheremaga wega. Batian yendaga ūtiganu wa fiti mūgwanja kwa inyanya.

Avoid planting host plants such as avocados, guavas, pineapples, citrus, etc.as wind breaks

Ndūkahande mīmera īrīa yendetwo nī ngūcī ta mīkorobia,mainabu(mananathi), mabera(miharū) ona macungwa īrī mīmera ya kūhinga rūhuho.

Impact on Plant Health: Picking green cherries may stress the coffee plants.

Maumīrīra harī mūtī wa kahūa- gūtua kahūa gatari keeru ni gūtigaga mītī ya kahaū īgatangīka

Prune and remove old branches and leaves so as to enhance aeration

Ceha kahūa nīgetha rīera rīhote gūcera wega.

How to take care of coffee seedlings in a nursery?

Tūngītūngata atia mīūngūrwa ya kahūa ī natharī-inī?

What is the water requirement of coffee?

Kahūa kabataraga maaī maigana atīa?

This process involves harvesting, pulping, fermenting, washing, drying, hulling, cleaning, grading, sorting, storing and transporting green beans.

Maūndū maya nī hamwe na kūgetha, gūkonyorwo, kūrinda nīguo kagīe mūcamo, gūthambia, gūthurania, kūiga thitoo na gūkuithia.

It is majorly characterized by dark bronze shoot tipped plants with a few green-tipped strains.

Mūthemba ūyū wīkūranite nīūndū nīūrī mathangū marī rangi wa gītīri gīcamu na ngirini.

How do you transplant the coffee seedlings to the farm?

Wagīrīirwo gūthamia mīūngūrūa ya kahūa atīa kuuma nathari-inī ūgītwara mūgūnda-inī?

How do you sort coffee?

Hihi kahūa gacagūranagio atīa?

Hand harvesting is often preferred for high-quality coffees, where the process requires meticulousness and selection.

Gūtua na moko nīkūo kwedagwo nīūndū mūndū nīahotaga gūthura karia kega na gakūrū rīrīa egūtua.

Coffee mite: This is a tiny, spider-like insect that feeds on the leaves of the coffee tree.

Mbūmbūī ya kahūa: Gaka nī kagunyū kanini kahana mbūmbūī karīa karīaga mathangū ma mūtī wa kahūa.

Undertake terracing and plant stabilizing grass on the face of the terraces

Thondeka beji na ūhande nyeki mīthia-inī.

Remove old stems and thin out branches as the old stems are more susceptible than young ones

Ruta honge iria ngūrū na thari nīgūkorwo nīirī ūhūthū wa kūrwara ūkīringithania na iria itarī ngūrū.

Is it advisable to bend newly transplanted coffee to produce more branches?

Nīwega kūinamia gītina gīa kahūa nīguo kīrute honge nyingī?

Spray with mineral oils at 200 mls per 20 litres of water Spray with soapy solution (potassium soaps).

Hūra na maaī ma thabuni wa potassium mongereirwo mineral oils grams magana merī lita-inī mirongo īrī cia maaī.

STAGE 1. 1-7 weeks (0 -50 days) after blooming. Slow Growth stage; the fruit is as big as the tip of a match.

ITĪNA RĪA MBERE Wiki īmwe nginya mūgwanja(thikū 0 nginya 50) thutha wa ihūa gūcanūka. Mbegū īgakūra kahora na īgakorwo īigana ta kīongo gīa kībiriti

Batian is the newest variety in Kenya and it is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya at a spacing of 7ft by 8ft.

Batian naguo nī mūthemba mwerū mūno Kenya na nīūrakūra wega kūndū guothe kūhandagwo kahūa na ūhandagwo na ūtaganu wa fiti mūgwanja kwa inyanya.

Resistant varieties - Planting of disease resistant varieties

Mīmera ītiragia mīrimū-Handa mīmera īrahota gwītiria mīrīmū

Use of copper sprays especially during wet season.

Tūmīra dawa ya copper hīndī īrīa kwīna ūgunyu.

Plant the intercrops using a recommended fertilizer preferably NPK fertilizer such as 17:17:17.

Handa mīmera īno ya gatagatī ūkīhūthīra bataraitha īrīa njītīkīrie ta NPK-17:17:17.

STAGE 3 18–25 weeks (120–180 days) after blooming. The seed completes its development, acquires a solid consistency and gains weight.

ITĪNA RĪA GATATŪ Wiki ya ikūmi na kanana nginya ya mīrongo īrī na ītano (thikū 120-180) kuuma ihūa rīacanūka. Mbegū īkarīkia gūkūra, īkaiyūria na īkagīa na ūritū.

Urea should be applied at the time of sowing.

Urea yagīrīirwo gwīkīrwo hīndī ya kūhanda.

This can be done by maintaining soil potash at optimal level as per soil analysis recommendations.

Ūndū ūyū no ūhoteke na njīra ya gūtigīrīra atī soil potash ī ithimo-inī iria ciagīrīire kūringana na maumerīra na ūthuthuria wa tīīri.

However, foliar sprays can provide a good, in-season top-up response, raising leaf levels such that coffee production and bean quality are maintained.

ona ningī kūhūra boron o ihinda rīrīa rīagīrīire gūtūmaga mūmera ūgīe na mathangū wega ūū atī mbegū nayo igakorwo īrī na mūcamo mwega.

Before planting the coffee seedlings you must dig holes in order to stir the soil and loosen it. Dig the holes two months before planting the coffee trees.

Mbere ya kūhanda mīūngūrūa, enja marima na ūtūkanie tīīri mīeri īrī mbere ya kūhanda.

SL 34 was also selected at the former Scott Laboratories from French Mission Coffee.

Mūthemba wa SL 34 onagwo waciarithanīirio mūgūnda-inīo ūyū wa Scott Laboratories kuuma mūthemba wa Faranja.

They start by producing white blossoms and around eight months later, coffee cherries will usually appear.

Kambaga kūruta mahūa meerū na thutha wa kahinda ta ka mīeri īnana, matunda makambīrīria kuoneka.

Other coffee varieties commonly grown are SL-28, SL-34, K7, Ruiru 11 and Batian.

Mīthemba īngī ya kahūa īrīa īhandagwo mūno nī SL-28, SL- 34, K7, Ruiru 11, na Batian.

Picking them prematurely can result in lower-quality coffee with less desirable taste characteristics.

Gūtua kahūa gatari keeru no gūtūme gīkiro gia kahūa karia gegūthīo gīthii thī na anyui mage gūkenda.

For an optimal production, the crop should be provided with a proper nutrition.

Nīguo maciaro maingī moneke, mūmera no mūhaka ūheyo irio cia kūigana

To preserve your beans' fresh roasted flavor as long as possible, store them in an opaque, air-tight container at room temperature.

Nīgūo gūtūria mūcamo mwega wa kahūa kahīhie, nīgegūbatara kūigwo mūkebe-inī ūtarahetūkia rīera kana ūtheri, na wūigūo handū hahehu.

Environmental Impact: Picking green cherries may contribute to environmental degradation.

Ūgarūrūku wa marīa matūrigicīirie- kūgetha kahūa gatarī keeru nīgūthūkagia marīa matūrigicīirie.

Reduce shade by half when seedlings are • 8 –9 months old

Eheria nuthu ya kīruru mweri wa kanana nginya wa kenda.

The best variety to plant will depend on the zone as different varieties are suited for different ecological zones.

Mīthemba īrīa mīega ya kūhanda īcagūragwo kūringa na rīera rīa matūra na tīīri.

Make beds of soil 1.2 metres wide, with 60-centimetre paths in between.

Thondeka natharī cia wariī wa mita 1.2 ugītigaga tūcīra twa sentimita 60 gatagatī gacio.

Picking them before they are fully mature can lead to a lower overall yield as the beans haven't had the chance to reach their maximum weight.

Gūtua mbegū ici mbere ya ikūre no gūtūme maciaro manyihe nīūndū mboco icio cia kahūa itiyarekirwo īkūre īkīrīkia.

Batian is the newest variety in the country, is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya, a high yielder, has good population per unit, moderate disease tolerance but with moderate rooting system.

Batian nī mūthemba ūrīa mūerū mūno būrūri-inī ūyū, nīūhandagwo kūndū guothe kūrīa gūkūragio kahūa Kenya, nīūciaraga mūno, nīūhandagwo itina nyingī harī īka, nīūhotaga gūitiria mīrimū na nīngīūkoragwo na mīri ītambaga kūndū kūnene.

What are the conditions for coffee growing?

Kahūa karabataraga maūndū marīkū nīgetha gakūre wega?

How many kgs can one coffee tree produce?

Gītina kīmwe gīa kahūa kiagīrīire gūciara kilo cigana?

Fill in the hole around the roots, and firm the soil gently to remove any air pockets.

Mīthike ugīkindagīra tīīri kahora kahora nīgūo kūruta rīera rīria rīngikorwo thīinī.

Another option is using sprays of Beauveria bassiana, an entomopathogenic fungus that naturally infects and kills the coffee berry borer.

Njīra īngī nī kūhūra dawa ya Beauveria Bassiana, an entomopathongenic fungus, īrīa īrwaragia na īkoraga kīhuruta gia kahūa

Introduce natural enemies such as. Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Verticillium lecanii to reduce population of scales in the ecosystem.

Hūthīra thūū cia kīīmerera ta cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Verticillium Lecanii iria inyihagia ngūcī.

Which type of coffee grows well in high altitude zones?

Nī mūthemba ūrīkū wa kahūa ūkūraga wega kūndū kwīna irīma?

Which is the recommended way to weed a coffee farm?

Kahūa kagīrīire kūrīmīrwo atīa?

With this spacing, it will translate to 2,500 Ruiru II coffee trees per hectare (1,012 coffee plants per īka).

Ūū nīkuga ūkūhanda itina ngiri igīrī na magana matano harī hectare īmwe kana ngiri imwe na ikūmi na igirī īka-inī īmwe.

Newly planted should be cut within the first two primaries to allow strong double shooting

Wagīrīirwo gūtinia gītina kīambere nīguo kīrute honge ingī nyingī na irīna hinya.

Phosphorus is important for early growth and rooting, particularly in the nursery and at transplanting, as well as bean fill.

Phosphorus nīyabata harī mūnenehere wa kahūa na gūthondeka mīrī mīega makīria hīndī īrīa mīungūrwa īrī tuta-inī na rīrīa ikūhandwo mūgūnda-inī na ningī kūihurīa mbegū wega.

Ruiru 11 variety, the spacing should be 2m x 2m (6.6 ft. x 6.6 ft.)

kahūa mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 kagīrīire kūhandwo na ūtaganu wa mita igīrī kwa igīrī kana futi 6.6 gwa 6.6.

Can coffee be propagated by cutting?

Kahūa no gaciarithanio na irūngo?

Grafted ruiru 11 seedlings available at ksh 60 per. stem

Mūngūrwa ūmwe wa kahūa ka Ruiru 11 wendagio shiringi mīrongo ītandatū.

Practicing Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Adopting IPM practices involves monitoring, prevention, and intervention strategies to manage pests and diseases.

Ūtungata wa IPM. Ūtungata ūyū ūtukanagia kūrora kahūa kaingī, kūgirīrīria, na kūhūra dawa kana ūna njīra īngī cia kūnina mīrimū na tūtambi. Mworoto wa IPM nī kūnyihia ūhūthīri wa dawa .

The variety comes into production earlier, hence earlier realization of benefits to the farmers.

Ningīkoyaga ihinda inini gūkūra na kwoguo mūrīmi akagīa magetha tene na akajia kūgūnīka.

What is the process of coffee after harvesting?

Kahūa gekagwo maūndū marīkū thutha wa kūgethwo?

Urea should not be applied when the soil contains free water or likely to remain wet for three or four days after application.

Urea ndīagīrīire gwīkīrwo rīrīa tīīri wīna maaī maingī kana ugūikara ūrī mūigū ta thikū 3 kana 4 thutha wa gwīkīrwo.

Land cleared of trees within 6 months should not be used for coffee planting because of the risk of Armillaria, a fungal disease that causes root rot.

Mūgūnda ūtaninīte mīeri ītandatū ndūbatiī kūhandwo kahūa nīūndū wa ūgwati wa mūrimū wa Armillaria ūrīa ūtūmaga mīri ībuthe.

This can impact the overall health of the coffee plants and their ability to produce high-quality beans in subsequent harvests.

Ūndū ūyū no ūtūme mūtī wa kahūa wage riri na hinya wa gūciara kahūa kega mahinda megūka.

It ensures good aeration which leads to even drying and hence high quality coffee

Riera nīrīhotaga gūcera wega nakahūa nikomaga wega na gagakorwo na mūcamo mwega

What is Ruiru 11 variety?

Ruiru 11 nī mūthemba ūrikū wa kahūa?

How to increase coffee yield and Quality?

Hihi ingīka atīa nīguo hote kūongerera magetha na kwagīrithia mūcamo wa kahūa?

Only the ripe berries should be harvested because immature and overripe berries yield poor bean quality.

Nīwega kūmenya atī kahūa keeru tu nīko gabatīe gūtuo. Kahūa keeru makīria kana gatarī gakūrū gatirī mūcamo mwega.

The leaf miner can also transmit diseases, further harming the trees.

Gatambi gaka ningī no gatambie mīrimū īngīthūkia mītī ya kahūa.

Choose harvest time: Harvest time affects the maturity of coffee beans.

Thura ihinda rīa kūgetha. Ihinda rīa kūgetha nīrīhutagia mūkūrīre wa mboco cia kahua.

Use an opaque, airtight container, should do the trick, but if the bag your coffee came in has an airtight closure, such as a zip-top seal, you can use that.

Hūthira gīkabu gītekūhetūkia ūtheri, kana rīera.

Certified seed is only available from CRI-Ruiru centre.

Mbegū irīa ikinyanīirie ikīro cionekaga CRI Ruiru.

Some of the best foliar fertilizers for increased flowering and bud formation include: Omex Zibo (Omex Foliar Boron) by Omex Oshbor by Osho Chemicals, Agrigrow (Zinc + Boron) by Agrichem Africa

Mabataraitha marīa mega ma mathangū marīa mateithagia kīhūa kūruta mahūa nī hamwe na Omex Zibo( omexoliar boron) ya Omex, Oshbor ya Osho chemicals na Agrigrow (Zinc + Boron) ya Agrichem Africa.

SL is a coffee variety suitable for middle altitudes.

SL nī mūthemba wa kahūa ūrīa ūkūraga wega kūndū gūtarī irīma nene kana mīaragano-inī.

When to fertilize coffee plant?

Nī ihinda rīrīkū rīega rīa gwīkīra bataraitha kahūa-inī?

Cultural control - Proper and timely pruning and regular change of cycle.

kūgitīra na njīra ya ūndūire- gūceha wega hīndī īrīa yagīrīire na kūgarūra mīmera

Cabrio 250 EC. Cabrio® solution can be used to control coffee berry disease with the AgCelence® effect which translates to increased yield and quality.

Cabrio 250 EC. Cabrio® īrīa īteithagīrīria kūgitīra mūrimū wa mbegū cia kahūa na ūtukanie na AgCelence® nīgetha magetha maingīhe.

Thorough soil preparation prior to planting, and maintenance of pH between 5.2- 6.3, good rooting and that nutrients are readily available.

Tīīri-inī mūharīrīrie wega mbere ya kūhanda ūrī na ūrūrū wa pH ya 5.2 – 6.3, mīrita mīega na mabataro moothe ma īrīo cia mūmera nī makinyanīrie.

Which is the recommended spacing for coffee?

Itina cia kahūa ciagīrīirwo gūtaganūkanio atia hīndī ya kūhanda?

Dip the cut end in rooting hormone, then plant the cutting in the hole

Ikia thuna yaku dawa-inī ya guteng'eria mīīri ūcoke ūhande irima-inī.

How to control Mealy bug management in coffee?

Njīra cia kūrūa na mealybugs kahūa-in nī irīkū?

Destroying the attacked berries by burying them deep in soil or by burning.

Gūthika mbegū irīa ndwaru cia kahūa irima-inī iriku kana gūcicina.

Select a straight shoot that's about 8 to 10 inches long and remove all but a pair of upper leaves.

Thuura thuna ciothe nūngarū cia ūraihu wa iji inyanya nginya ikūmi na ūmībure ūgītigagīa mathangū merī.

Harvesting method: There are two main methods for harvesting coffee: hand harvesting and machine harvesting.

Njīra ya kūgetha: Njīra nī igīri cia kūgetha, nacio nīgūtua na moko kana na macini.

Before planting, the seeds should be soaked in water for 24 hours to soften the seed coat and encourage germination.

Mbere ya kūhanda, mbegu ciagīire kūrindwo maai-inī mathaa 24 nīguo ihūthie ngothi na imere na ihenya

Potassium has a crucial role to play in improving coffee berry size and quality through its role in the movement of sugars from the leaf for accumulation in the fruit.

Potassium īteithagia kūnenehia mbegū na kūmīhe mūcamo na njīra ya gūcitwarīra cukari kuuma mathangū-inī.

SL 34, SL 28, and K7 varieties, the spacing should be 2.74m x 2.74m (9ft × 9ft).

Mīthemba ya SL 34,SL28, and K7 yagīrīirwo nī ūtaganu wa mita 2.74 gwa 2.74 kana (futi 9 gwa 9).

• Chemical control - use of bactericides (Copper based products are most effective).

Hūthīra dawa cīkīrītwo copper nīūndū nīcio njega mūno.

Land preparation should be done early about 6 months prior to planting by clearing existing vegetation and getting rid of tree stumps and roots.

Mūgūnda ūharagīrio mīeri ītandatū mbere ya kūhanda, weherie mahuti, ithukī na mīri yothe.

Choose a location that receives plenty of sunlight and has well-drained soil.

Handa handū hakinyagīrwo nī riūa wega na hatangīaraha maaī.

Coffee trees need a lot of potash, a lot of nitrogen, and a little phosphoric acid.

Mītī ya kahūa ībataraga Potash nyingī, Nitrogen nyingī na Phosphoric acid nini.

Use of insecticides recommended insecticides against coffee berry borers; LEXUS 247SC 8ml/20l PROFILE 440EC 30ml/20l RANGER 480EC 30ml/20l KINGCODE ELITE 50EC 10ml/20l SINOPHATE 750SP 20g/20l PRESENTO 200SP 5g/20l

Hūthīra dawa ya tūtambi ta LEXUS 247SC8mls/20l PROFILE 440EC 30ml/20l KINGCODE ELITE 50EC 10mls20l SINOPHATE 850SP 20g/20l PRESENTO 200SP 5g/20l

Lower Coffee Bean Weight: Green coffee cherries are heavier than ripe ones.

kūhūtha mūno gwa kahūa karia gakonyore- kahua gatari keeru nī karitu gūkira kahūa keeru.

When should you not use urea fertilizer?

Nī hīndī īrīkū ūtabatie kūthūthīra bataraitha ya urea?