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Africa Kenya produces nearly 1.5 per cent of the world's coffee. However, coffee producers are struggling to overcome two burdens inclement weather and bureaucratic inertia. The first problem is short-lived as Kenya has received average rainfall since the 1960's. This year, more than 262 millimetres (mm) of rain fell in January, followed by 172 mm in February.

Last month, has been drier but it is not enough. Tac Michaelides, general of one of the country's single largest estates, owned by the Franco-Belgium group Socfinaf says: "We require a long spell of dry weather otherwise the trees won't be stressed enough to produce good flowering.' Without that, the quality and quantity of beans will be poor. The reason for the downpour is El Ni

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