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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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? |