Clifton Coffee Roasters: Kenya, Tano Ndogo Farmers Group, Washed

Tano Ndogo is a newly formed farmers group from Gitwe, in Kiambu County. The group is composed of 3 brothers from the Murru family, plus 2 neighbourds from the same village. The name Tano Ndogo means ‘ small five’ in Swahili to represent the five founding members. The Murru inherited their farms in 2001 when their fathers passed away and the blocks were split amongst his sons Joseph, Francis and James who have 3.3 acres each. While the neighbours Gichega Farm and Kariru estate are of similar sizes but placed in the north of the same town. They were crowned the winner of the East Africa Taste of Harvest competition 2017.