Karatina factory is part of Barichu Cooperative Society. Their goal is to help educate farmers on crop husbandry and other agricultural practices important to the coffee. Karatina is located Barichu location,Mathira division near Karatina town in the Nyeri county ,the Southern part of the famous Mt. Kenya and part of the Barichu Cooperative Society with about 1,450 small scale farmers. The cherries are fully washed with fresh river water from Ragati river and sundried on raised beds. Karatina Coffee Factory is dressed with red-volcanic soil that infuses it with all the mineral and organic goodness necessary for optimum production. It experiences an annual rainfall of 11,00mm at 1,650m above sea level. In addition, it enjoys cool temperatures of 16-26°C.