Coffee. Climate. Community.
Floron Farm Management is a community-led initiative in Kisii, Kenya, transforming coffee farming through regenerative agroforestry. By combining premium organic coffee with certified carbon credits, the project creates dual income streams for smallholder farmers while restoring soils, protecting biodiversity, and empowering youth and women. Beyond farming, we drive social impact by reinvesting 40% of carbon revenue into communities and promoting clean cooking solutions for 100,000 households and 20,000 schools.
Our goal: plant 1 million coffee trees by 2035 and position Kisii as a global model for climate-smart agriculture.
The Challenge
Kisii County’s coffee sector supports 69,000 households, but faces:
-Declining yields from soil degradation and climate change.
-An aging farming population with few youth successors.
-Poor market access and reliance on middlemen.
-High costs of farm inputs and energy.
Without change, farmers remain trapped in low incomes while natural resources continue to degrade.
Our Solution
Community Empowerment
-Youth and women trained in regenerative farming, financial literacy, and leadership.
-Cooperatives strengthened as hubs for training, input supply, and marketing.
-Mentorship bridges generations, with older farmers passing knowledge to the next.
Premium Organic Coffee
-Farmers plant high-yielding, disease-resistant varieties like Ruiru 11 and SL28.
-Coffee is intercropped with fruit and shade trees to create resilient “food forests.”
-On-farm composting and natural inputs (cow dung, cover crops) replace expensive chemicals.
-Farmers process their own beans for traceability and direct market access.
-Organic & Fairtrade certifications unlock premium buyers in Europe and North America..
Clean Energy Transition
-Households adopt eco-briquettes and solar stoves to replace firewood and charcoal.
-Schools shift to industrial electric pressure cookers, reducing costs and deforestation.
-Briquette-making creates new jobs, especially for women and youth.
Carbon Credits
-Regenerative practices (reduced tillage, composting, tree planting) capture carbon in soil and biomass.
-Verified through global standards (e.g., Verra VCS) and Kenya’s 2024 Carbon Market Regulations.
-Farmers earn Verified Carbon Units (VCUs), sold to global buyers.
-At least 40% of carbon revenue goes directly to communities, funding schools, water, and health projects.
How We Do It
Phase 1: Foundation (Years 1–2)
-Mobilize farmers into cooperative structures.
-Establish community nurseries for certified seedlings.
-Train pioneer farmers in regenerative agroforestry.
-Baseline mapping of soil carbon and biomass.
Phase 2: Implementation (Years 3–5)
-Plant 1 million coffee trees and supporting agroforestry crops.
-Roll out on-farm composting, cover cropping, and reduced tillage.
-Provide small pulping machines and drying beds for quality coffee.
-Begin clean cooking adoption in households and schools.
-First carbon credits issued through verified standards.
Phase 3: Growth & Scaling (Years 5+)
-Expand from pilot farms to cover more cooperatives in Kisii and neighboring counties.
-Scale carbon credit sales to international markets.
-Grow clean cooking adoption to 100,000 households and 20,000 schools.
-Establish Kisii as a global model for climate-smart coffee.
Our 2035 Mission
-Youth-driven agriculture as farming becomes profitable and attractive again.
-Improved soils, restored biodiversity, and resilient farming communities.
target Trees
Acres Planted
Clean Affordable Cooking
Eco friendly Cooking
Why Partner With Us?
-Proven Model: Built on successful agroforestry and carbon projects in Kenya.
-Regulatory Backing: Fully aligned with Kenya’s 2024 Climate Change (Carbon Markets) Regulations.
-Dual Revenue Streams: Coffee + Carbon = financial resilience.
-Community First: 40% of carbon credit revenue reinvested in local development.
-Scalable & Replicable: A blueprint for Africa’s coffee region
