About us
Our History
Kenya Co-operative Coffee Exporters Limited (KCCE) was founded on 25th June 2009 and registered as a Co-operative Society under the Co-operative Societies Act of 2004.
KCCE is owned by 74 primary coffee cooperative societies and 9 registered coffee unions, from all the thirty-three (33) coffee growing regions in Kenya. It was established with the support of the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Co-operative Development and Marketing, in response to long-standing challenges within the Kenyan coffee sector. These included limited farmer control over marketing, fragmented export coordination, inconsistent quality representation, and reduced net returns at origin. The organisation was created to strengthen how Kenyan coffee is prepared, marketed, and exported, while ensuring that cooperative coffee reaches international buyers with clarity, traceability, and proper handling.
KCCE is licensed as a:
- Direct export agent
- Warehouseman
- Auction Brokerage
- Independent Cupping Centre
Our Role in the Coffee Value Chain
KCCE exists to strengthen the link between coffee cooperatives in Kenya and the international buyers. Our role is to support structured marketing and export processes for the cooperative movement with ethical sourcing, traceability and sustainability.
Our Partners
What drives us
Our Vision
To prepare the coffee marketing cooperatives to participate effectively in direct export of coffee and operate alongside the traditional auction system and to not only safeguard the interests of over 800,000 small-scale coffee farmers but also facilitate the maximization of returns from their coffee.
Our Mission
To enable farmers to maximize production and quality of coffee and realize the highest possible financial value, through provision of technical, financial support, detailed market information, prudent and efficient management of stocks, and aggressive global coffee marketing whilst generating foreign exchange for the country.
Our Objective
Our Objective is to strengthen farmer control over marketing of their produce by addressing key constraints in the subsector, including production, quality, marketing, and coffee value addition.