Kenya's coffee exports earnings fall on low global prices

STORY: Kenya's coffee exports earnings fall on low global prices DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: NYERI, Kenya CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a coffee plantation 2. various of coffee bushes 3. various of ripe coffee berries 4. various of a farmer inspecting coffee bushes 5. various of a farmer picking ripe coffee berries 6. various of farmers sorting coffee berries 7. various of farmers drying the coffee beans 8. various of cups of coffee with different varieties 9. various of processed coffee in packets 10. various of coffee bags being packed for export STORYLINE: The value of Kenya's coffee earnings in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1) dropped 20.2 percent amid a decline in export volumes and global prices, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said in an economic report released Tuesday. The country earned 7.63 billion shillings (about 55 million U.S. dollars) from 11,284 metric tons (MT) of coffee, a decline from 69 million dollars from 11,923 MT in Q1 of 2022, KNBS

Japan prince visits Kenyan game reserve

Japan prince visits Kenyan game reserve

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito visits an ''orphanage'' for rhinos separated from their parents at Sweetwaters game reserve in Kenya on March 12, 2010. The prince took a tour of the reserve at the foot of Mt. Kenya photographing animals such as giraffes and zebras.

Japan prince visits Kenyan game reserve

Japan prince visits Kenyan game reserve

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) plants a tree together with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai (R) in Sweetwaters game reserve in Kenya on March 12, 2010. The prince took a tour of the reserve at the foot of Mt. Kenya photographing animals such as giraffes and zebras.

KENYA-MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK-TOURISM

KENYA-MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK-TOURISM

(220508) -- MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK, May 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Najib Balala, the cabinet secretary of Tourism and Wildlife of Kenya, promotes adventure tourism at Mt. Longonot National Park, Kenya, on May 7, 2022. Kenya said Sunday it has tapped into adventure, hiking and mountaineering experiences as key drivers in the recovery of tourism businesses that have been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Robert Manyara/Xinhua)

KENYA-MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK-TOURISM

KENYA-MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK-TOURISM

(220508) -- MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK, May 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Najib Balala (2nd R), the cabinet secretary of Tourism and Wildlife of Kenya, joins visitors in hiking Mt. Longonot National Park, Kenya, on May 7, 2022. Kenya said Sunday it has tapped into adventure, hiking and mountaineering experiences as key drivers in the recovery of tourism businesses that have been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Robert Manyara/Xinhua)

Japan prince visits Kenyan game reserve

Japan prince visits Kenyan game reserve

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) plants a tree together with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai (R) in Sweetwaters game reserve in Kenya on March 12, 2010. The prince took a tour of the reserve at the foot of Mt. Kenya photographing animals such as giraffes and zebras. (Kyodo)

Japan prince visits Kenyan game reserve

Japan prince visits Kenyan game reserve

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito visits an ''orphanage'' for rhinos separated from their parents at Sweetwaters game reserve in Kenya on March 12, 2010. The prince took a tour of the reserve at the foot of Mt. Kenya photographing animals such as giraffes and zebras. (Kyodo)