Kenya is a small coffee producer, accounting for just 1 percent of the world's annual crop, but roasters seek out its quality arabica beans to blend them with coffee from other regions. Coffee is one of Kenya's main foreign exchange earners.
The East African nation harvested 45,000 metric tonnes of coffee in the 2015/16 season, missing its target of 50,000 metric tonnes, as heavy rains interrupted production at the start of this year.
New fields would come into production in the western parts of the country, in places like Trans-Nzoia and Kericho, the Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Authority which regulates farming, told Reuters in a statement.