Kenya Karogoto
Karo Goto, Kenya
Neri (Nyeri)
Treatment Plant Carol Goto treatment Plant (Karogoto)
1800 meters above sea level
Variety SL28, SL34
Cooperative Tekangu FCS
Small farmers, members of producers' cooperatives
Karogoto Water treatment Plant, Tegu Water treatment Plant and Ngunduru Water treatment Plant are part of the TEKANGU Farmers' Cooperative, located in the town of Karatina (Karatina), 20 kilometers south of Mount Kenya and 20 kilometers southeast of Nieli, under the jurisdiction of Neri County in the central province. The treatment plant currently has 1054 farmers, 201 acres of cultivated area, annual rainfall 1500MM, average temperature of 12-27 degrees, fertile volcanic red soil, rich mineral phosphorus and good soil drainage. The local farmers, the Kikuyu Tribe, harvest the full-ripe fruit and wash it, then slowly dry it for 2-3 weeks to 10-12% water before sending it to the nearby Sagana dry treatment plant for shelling.