Brian Adero. Nairobi East African Standard via All Africa September 13, 2007 The World Bank's private sector lending arm has set aside Sh14m to train Kenyan farmers on how to produce specialty coffees. Once local liquorers are certified as specialty graders, farmers will be better placed to market their coffee directly to specialty roasters. Speaking during the opening of a training programme sponsored by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Dr Peter K Michori, chairman Coffee Board of Kenya, said the inaugural sales of specialty coffee will be launched in early February, next year. The five-day course ends on Saturday. Quality Institute will test and certify qualified cuppers as Q-graders during the second training session in November. The course has attracted 20 chief and senior liquorers from commercial marketing agents and dealers. Michori says that Kenyan coffee enjoys a competitive edge due to its high quality, despite making up only one per cent of the world's c...