29,006 member farmers — the Union's largest society — washing some of Kirinyaga's most sought-after lots on the volcanic loam soils of Kirinyaga East since 1953.
Baragwi FCS was founded in 1953 and is the largest society in the Union, with 29,006 member farmers across Kirinyaga East. Eight of the twelve factories it owns deliver to the Union mill, pulping and washing cherry from volcanic loam gardens at 1,490 m, using river water, with the main crop picked from October to December. Certified under C.A.F.E. Practices and Rainforest Alliance, Baragwi delivered 139.2 tonnes of clean coffee in 2025/26.
The official society profile, as supplied to buyers and the exchange.
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Cherry reception
Sorting the day’s delivery
Drying beds above the valley
Turning parchment by hand
Fermentation tank