Mwirua FCS – KIRICOP

01 Society Profile

Rooted in Kirinyaga West's red soils

Mwirua FCS was registered in 1954 and brings together 8,109 farmers in Kirinyaga West. Eight of its nine factories deliver to the Union mill, collecting cherry from gardens lying between 1,500 and 1,800 m. Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certified, Mwirua delivered 454.8 tonnes of clean coffee in 2025/26 — the second-largest volume in the Union.

/01 Established 1954 · grower code XAD06 · Kirinyaga West
/02 8,109 member farmers
/03 Certified: Fairtrade (FLO) · Rainforest Alliance
/04 1,500–1,800 m altitude

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02 Grower Profile

The spec sheet

The official society profile, as supplied to buyers and the exchange.

Grower nameMwirua Farmers' Cooperative Society Ltd

Grower codeXAD06

Origin / RegionMt. Kenya · Kirinyaga West

Date started1954

Farmers8,109 members

Delivering factoriesKariaini · Mitondo · Getuya · Gathambi · Kiaragana · Kiambwe · Riakiania · Ihara

Factories owned9 in total — 8 deliver to the Union mill

Altitude1,500–1,800 m

CertificationFLORA

mwirua — production · 2025/26 Official figures

AA

212,358 kg

AB

191,308 kg

C

23,947 kg

PB

27,174 kg

AA share 47% total 454,787 kg

Rank by Membership

#5 of 13by member farmers

Rank by Volume

#2 of 13profiled societies, 2025/26

03 Our Factories

Eight washing stations

Kariaini

XAD06F01

Mitondo

XAD06F02

Getuya

XAD06F03

Gathambi

XAD06F04

Kiaragana

XAD06F05

Kiambwe

XAD06F06

Riakiania

XAD06F08

Ihara

XAD06F09

04 Gallery

Life at Mwirua

M.F.C.S. headquarters

The society entrance

Parchment drying

Beds along the ridge

Cherry in the tank

The weighing station

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