The Kihuhire mill sits at 1300 masl and employs approximately 85 staff members, peaking at 200 during the busiest times of the season.
The station runs a program that aims to produce organic fertiliser consisting of 100% coffee pulp. For now, the pulp goes back to the farmer and is mixed with chicken feed, turning it into fertiliser on the farm. The farmers also use limestone and the “phragmites” weed to clean polluted water.
The farms delivering cherries to the washing station sit between 1300 – 2000 masl, most of them located at 1500+ masl. The farms usually have 700-800 trees on average.