CGIAR/KikuyuEnglish_translation huggingface dataset:
English: Which varieties of coffee are grown in the Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī mīthemba īrīkū ya kahūa īkūragio gūkū Kenya?
English: SL 34 suitable for high altitude area;SL 28 at a spacing of 9ft by 9ft suitable for medium to high altitude area, has good rooting system, high yielder but susceptible to diseases.
Kikuyu: SL 34 īrīa īhandagūo kūndū kūrīa kūrī irīma; SL 28 īhandagūo na ūtaganu  wa fiti kenda gwa kenda na yagīrīire kūhandwo kūndū kūrīa kūrī irīma, īkoragwo na mīri mīega, īgīaga na magetha maingī no nīinyitagwo nī mīrimū raithi.
English: K7 suitable for low altitude area, has good rooting system, high yielder but susceptible to diseases. 
Kikuyu: K7 nīyagīraga kūndū kūrīa gūtarī igūrū mūno, īkoragwo na mīri mīega, īciaraga mūno noo nīīnyitagwo nī mīrimū raithi.
English: Ruiru 11 is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya at a spacing of 6ft by 6ft. It is a high yielder, has best population per unit, high disease tolerance but with poor rooting system.
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 ūhandagwo kūndū guothe kūrīa gūkūragio kahūa Kenya na ūtaganu wa futi ithathatū gwa ithathatū. Nīūkoragwo na maciaro maingī, na ūkoragwo na ūhoti mūnene wa kūhūrana na mīrimū noo ndīrī mīri mīega mūno.
English: Batian is the newest variety in the country, is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya, a high yielder, has good population per unit, moderate disease tolerance but with moderate rooting system.
Kikuyu: Batian nī mūthemba ūrīa mūerū mūno būrūri-inī ūyū, nīūhandagwo kūndū guothe kūrīa gūkūragio kahūa Kenya, nīūciaraga mūno, nīūhandagwo itina nyingī harī īka, nīūhotaga gūitiria mīrimū na nīngīūkoragwo na mīri ītambaga kūndū kūnene.
English: Which is the recommended spacing for coffee?
Kikuyu: Itina cia kahūa ciagīrīirwo gūtaganūkanio atia hīndī ya kūhanda?
English: Different varieties require different spacings.
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ngūrani ya kahūa īhandagwo na ithimo ngūrani
English: Ruiru 11 spacing of 6ft by 6ft. It is a high yielder, has best population per unit, high disease tolerance but with poor rooting system.Batian is at a spacing of 7ft by 8ft. 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 wagīrīire ūtaganu wa fiti 6 kwa 6 na nīūrīmaciaro maingī oharī gītina, ūhandagwo itina nyingī harī īka, nī wītiragia mīrimū no mīri ndītheremaga wega. Batian yendaga ūtiganu wa fiti mūgwanja kwa inyanya.
English: Which is the best coffee variety to plant?
Kikuyu: N īmūthemba ūrikū mwega wa kahūa kūhanda?
English: The best variety to plant will depend on the zone as different varieties are suited for different ecological zones. 
Kikuyu: Mīthemba īrīa mīega ya kūhanda īcagūragwo kūringa na rīera rīa matūra na tīīri.
English: However Ruiru 11 is a high yielder, has best population per unit, high disease tolerance but with poor rooting system,  it is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya .
Kikuyu: Ona Kūrī ūguo,mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 nīūciaraga mūno, ūhandagwo itina nyingī harī īka, nīūhotaga gwītiria mīrimū noo mīri ndītheremaga ūrīa kwagīrīire. Ruiru 11 nīihandagwo matūra mothe kūria kahūa kahandagwo.
English: Other coffee varieties commonly grown are SL-28, SL-34, K7, Ruiru 11 and Batian.
Kikuyu: Mīthemba īngī ya kahūa īrīa īhandagwo mūno nī SL-28, SL- 34, K7, Ruiru 11, na Batian.
English: What is SL variety?
Kikuyu: Hihi mūthemba wa SL nī ūrīkū?
English: SL is a coffee variety suitable for middle altitudes.
Kikuyu: SL nī mūthemba wa kahūa ūrīa ūkūraga wega kūndū gūtarī irīma nene kana mīaragano-inī.
English: It's known as SL since it was selected in former Scott Laboratories- Now Kabete,Kenya. 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba ūyū wītagwo SL kuumana na kīhumo kīagwo kīrīa nī Scott Laboratories, īrīa ūmūthī yūīkaine ta Kabete Kenya.
English: The strain has a long stem which is suitable for absorbing more nutrients from the soil.
Kikuyu: Mūthemba ūyū nī mūraihu ūndū ūrīa ūtūmaga ūhote kūrīa irio nyingī kuuma tīīrī-inī kwa wīingī.
English: The SL 28 cultivar was selected at the former Scott Laboratories (now the National Agricultural Laboratories, NARL situated at Kabete) on a single tree basis from the Tanganyika Drought Resistant variety selected in Northern Tanzania in 1931. 
Kikuyu: SL 28 yacagūrirwo kuuma mūgūnda-inī wa Scott Laboratories īrīa rīū niyo National Agricultural Laboratories, NARL Kabete na waciarithanirio kuuma kūrī mūthemba ūngī warutītwo Tanzania ya rūgongo mwaka-inī wa 1931 ūrīa ūrī ūhoti wa gūītiria wagi wa maaī.
English: The prefix SL in the variety name are acronymous for Scott Laboratories where the variety was selected. The name is completed by a serial number (28) for the selection. The variety is suited for medium to high altitude coffee growing zones.
Kikuyu: SL nī ndemwa cia mbere cia Scott Laboratories na 28 nī namba ya kīrathi kia mūthemba ūyū. SL28 īkūraga wega kūndū kwaraganu ona kūrī irīma kūrīa kahūa gakūragio.
English: SL 34 was also selected at the former Scott Laboratories from French Mission Coffee. 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa SL 34 onagwo waciarithanīirio mūgūnda-inīo ūyū wa Scott Laboratories kuuma mūthemba wa Faranja.
English: The cultivar is adapted to high altitude areas with good rainfall. 
Kikuyu: Kahūa gaka gaciaraga wega kūndū igurū kana irīma-inī na kūndū kūrī mbura nyingī.
English: It is majorly characterized by dark bronze shoot tipped plants with a few green-tipped strains. 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba ūyū wīkūranite nīūndū nīūrī mathangū marī rangi wa gītīri gīcamu na ngirini.
English: What is Ruiru 11 variety?
Kikuyu: Ruiru 11 nī mūthemba ūrikū wa kahūa?
English: Ruiru 11 variety was released in 1985. The variety name has the prefix “Ruiru” referring to the location of the Kenyan Coffee Research Station where the variety was developed. 
Kikuyu: Ruiru 11 yarekereirio mwaka-inī wa 1985, na wetanītio na kūrīa wathundūrīirwo, Kenya Coffee Research Station.
English: The name is completed by an additional two code numbers, 11. 
Kikuyu: Rītwa rīrī rīrūmīrīirwo nī namba ikūmi na īmwe.
English: The first code number denotes the type of variety as a one way cross between two designated parent populations and the second number defines the sequence of release, in this case the first release. 
Kikuyu: Namba īmwe ya mbere īkoragwo īkīrūga mīrīra mūthemba wa mbegū nayo 1 ya kerī īkoragwo īkīrūgamīrīra namba harīa ya rekereirio mūtaratara-inī wa kūrekererio kwa mbeū.
English: The variety is not only resistant to CBD and CLR but is also compact allowing farmers to intensity production per unit land especially in high potential areas where population is high and coffee is in competition with other crops and farm enterprises required for food security and income.
Kikuyu: Mūthemba ūyū nīūhotaga gwītiria mīrimū ya CBD na CRL na nīngī mbegū ciagwo ikoragwo irīnyitu ikahothia mūrīmi kūona magetha maingī, makīria kūndū kūrīa gekaga wega na kūrīa itina nyingī ihandītwo o īka. kwoguo kahūa gagakorwo na ūhūrani wa mwanya gakīringithanio na mīmera īrīa īngī.
English:  Ruiru 11 is planted at a density of 2500/3300 trees/ha compared to 1300 trees/ha for the traditional varieties.
Kikuyu: Ruiru 11 yagīrīirwo kūhandwo gatagatī ka mīmera ngiri igīrī īmwe na magana matano nginya ngiri ithatū na magana matatū hectare-inī īmwe ūkiringithania na mītī ngiri imwe na magana matatū ya kahua mīthemba ya kīmerera.
English:  This translates into a higher production per unit area of land. 
Kikuyu: Ūū nīkuuga atī Ruiru 11 nīrī magetha maingī kūrī mīthemba īngī.
English: The variety comes into production earlier, hence earlier realization of benefits to the farmers. 
Kikuyu: Ningīkoyaga ihinda inini gūkūra na kwoguo mūrīmi akagīa magetha tene na akajia kūgūnīka.
English: The development of Ruiru 11 also took into consideration the importance of quality as a major marketing parameter. 
Kikuyu: Rūirū 11 rīrīa yathondekagwo, nīgwatigīrīirwo atī mūcamo nī wagīkīro kīa igūrū ota ūrīa thoko yendaga.
English: Since the quality of the traditional varieties was already popular among consumers of Kenyan coffee, Ruiru 11 was developed with quality attributes similar to the traditional varieties.
Kikuyu: Na rīu tondū kahūa ga kīmerera nī kamenyeretwo nīanyui kenya, Ruiru 11 yathondekirwo na mūcamo ūhanaine na wa kahūa ga kīmerera
English: It's also compact. therefore, more stems can be accommodated per unit area.
Kikuyu: Itina cia kahūa gaka onacio nīitumanagio rīrīa ikūhandwo.
English: Which type of coffee grows well in high altitude zones?
Kikuyu: Nī mūthemba ūrīkū wa kahūa ūkūraga wega kūndū kwīna irīma?
English: Arabica coffee does well in high altitude areas. SL 34 – high coffee zone with good rainfall. 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa Arabica ūkūraga wega kūndū kwīna irīma. SL 34 nayo īgakūra wega kūndū kūrīa kūhandagwo kahūa na kūrī mbura nyingī.
English: Ruiru 11 can also be grown in all coffee growing areas 
Kikuyu: Ruiru 11 nī mūthemba ūngīkūra wega kūndū o guothe kūhandagwo kahūa
English: What is the difference between Ruiru 11 and Batian?
Kikuyu: Ngūrani ya Ruiru 11 na Batian nī īrīkū?
English: Ruiru 11 is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya at a spacing of 6ft by 6ft.
Kikuyu: Ruiru 11 nī mūthemba ūkūraga kūndū guothe kahūa gakūragio na itina itaganagio na fiti ithathatū gwa ithathatū.
English: Batian is the newest variety in Kenya and it is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya at a spacing of 7ft by 8ft.
Kikuyu: Batian naguo nī mūthemba mwerū mūno Kenya na nīūrakūra wega kūndū guothe kūhandagwo kahūa na ūhandagwo na ūtaganu wa fiti mūgwanja kwa inyanya.
English: Where to buy coffee seeds and seedlings?
Kikuyu: Ingīgūra mbegū kana mīūngūrwa ya kahūa kū?
English: Certified seed is only available from CRI-Ruiru centre. 
Kikuyu: Mbegū irīa ikinyanīirie ikīro cionekaga CRI Ruiru.
English: Select seedlings that are about 30 - 40 cm tall, with 1 - 2 pairs of primary branches and that should have undergone sufficient hardening 
Kikuyu: Ūthure mīūngūrwa īna ūraihu wa sentimita mīrongo ītatu nginya mīrongo īna na īkorwo na kahonge kamwe kana twīīrī twīnahinya.
English: Where is Robusta coffee grown in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Kahūa mūthemba wa Robusta ūkūragio kū kenya?
English: Robusta coffee is currently grown in 5 counties (Kisumu, Homabay, Siaya, Bungoma and Busia) with a potential of expansion to Kilifi and Kwale counties in the coastal region. 
Kikuyu: kahūa mūthemba wa Robusta ūkūragio thīinī wa county ithano iria nī Kisumu,Homabay, Siaya, Bungoma na Busia.Kwīna ūhotekū wa mūthemba ūyū wa kahūa ūkorwo ūgīkūrio Kilifi na Kwale gīchūa-inī.
English: Why is coffee grown at high altitudes better?
Kikuyu: Nīkīī gītūmaga kahūa gakūrīirio irīma-inī kagīe mūcamo mwega?
English: The altitude is closely related to the latitude of the region which affects the temperature, and this directly affects the quality of the coffee bean. 
Kikuyu: O ūrīa ūrambata irīma-inī, noguo rīera rīcenjagia na makīria uhehu ūkaingīha. ūndū ūyū nīūtūmaga kahūa gakorwo na ngūrani na mūcamo ūgacenjia.
English: When grown in lower temperatures, the beans take longer to develop, resulting in more complex and delicious flavors. This creates denser beans that roast more evenly and produces a better cup of coffee.
Kikuyu: Nīūndū wa rīera kūheha, mbegū nīcioyaga kahinda karaihu gūkūra na kuoguo igakorwo irī nyitu, igakorwo na mūcinīre ūiganarīirie na gīkombe gīako gīgakorwo na mūcamo mwega.
English: How long does Ruiru 11 coffee take to mature?
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 woyaga kahinda kaigana atia kūruta maciaro ma mbere?
English: Compared with other varieties, which are more slow-growing, Ruiru 11 generally produces its first harvest within two years of planting.
Kikuyu: Mūthemba ūyū wa kahūa ka Ruiru 11 nīūkūraga narua ūkīringithanio na mīthemba īyo īngī tondū ūrūtaga maciaro ma mbere thutha wa kahinda ka mīaka īrī.
English: How many kgs can one coffee tree produce?
Kikuyu: Gītina kīmwe gīa kahūa kiagīrīire gūciara kilo cigana?
English: The yield per tree depends on the variety, ecological factors, agronomic practices among others. 
Kikuyu: Gūciara gwa kahūa kūringanaga na mūthemba wa kahūa ,rīera rīa itūra, mūtungatīre, gatagatī ka mangī maingī.
English: Generally, Coffee trees produce an average of 2.5kg of berries per year, yielding around 0.5kg of green coffee or the equivalent of 0.4kg of roasted coffee, which corresponds to about 40 cups of beverage
Kikuyu: Kaingī, mūtī ūmwe wa kahūa ūciaraga kiro igīrī na nuthu o mwaka iria nī nuthu kiro ya kahūa ka green kana ngiramu 400 ma kahūa gacine karīa kangīthondeka ikombe mīrongo īna cia kahūa.
English: How much is Ruiru 11 coffee seedlings in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Mīūngūrūa ya kahūa ka Ruiru 11 yendagio ata?
English: Grafted ruiru 11 seedlings available at ksh 60 per. stem
Kikuyu: Mūngūrwa ūmwe wa kahūa ka Ruiru 11 wendagio shiringi mīrongo ītandatū.
English: Where does coffee grow best?
Kikuyu: Nīkū kahūa gakūraga wega makīria?
English: The optimal coffee-growing conditions include cool to warm tropical climates, rich soils.
Kikuyu: Kahūa gakūraga wega kūndū gūtarī kūhio mūno, kūhehu no ūrugarī mūnini na tīīri mūnoru.
English: How to make a nursery bed for coffee?
Kikuyu: Natharī ya kahūa īthondekagwo atīa ?
English: Prepare 4ft (wide) x 10ft (long) beds. Mix 1 (composted bio-slurry) : 10 (black loam soil). Plant the coffee beans at shallow depth. Water the beds, then mulch
Kikuyu: Harīria handū harī na wariī wa fiti inya na ūraihu wa fiti ikūmi (tukania thumu wa ng'ombe na tīīri mūirū kwa icūnje 1 gwa 10). Enja marima matarī mariku mūno na ūhande mbegū cia kahūa. Itīīrīria maaī na ūhumbīre na mahuti.
English: How do I raise coffee nursery?
Kikuyu: Ingīhota atīa gūtungata natharī ya kahūa?
English: Preparing the nursery plot. Choose a bigger, flat and fertile plot next to the seed plot. 
Kikuyu: Kūharīria natharī ya kahūa kūbataraga handū hena wariī, haraganū na hena tīīri mūnoru.
English: Make beds of soil 1.2 metres wide, with 60-centimetre paths in between.
Kikuyu: Thondeka natharī cia wariī wa mita 1.2 ugītigaga tūcīra twa sentimita 60 gatagatī gacio.
English: How to take care of coffee seedlings in a nursery?
Kikuyu: Tūngītūngata atia mīūngūrwa ya kahūa ī natharī-inī?
English: Use planting materials from known sources to ascertain genetic purity. Source seed ONLY from the coffee research institute . 
Kikuyu: Gūra mīūngūrwa kuuma kambuni iria iramenyeka nīgūo ūkorwo na ūma wamūkūrire wacio. Gūra tu kuuma kwa Coffee Research Institute
English: The Potting mixture should be free from either biological or chemical contaminants.
Kikuyu: Mūtukanio wa harīa mīūngūrwa īkūhandwo hatigakorwo na indo cia gūthūkia ta tūtambi kama thumu.
English: Establish nurseries in pollution free  environments. 
Kikuyu: Thondeka natharī haraihu na kīndū ogīothe kīngīthūkia.
English: Put a shade at 1.2 m (4 ft) above the poly bed • Provide dense shade initially •
Kikuyu:  īkīra kīruru kīa ūraihu wa mita 1.2 kana futi 4 na ūtumanie thikū cia mbere.
English: Harden seedlings by gradually reducing the shade. 
Kikuyu: Ehereria kīruru kahorakahora nīgūo komīrīrie.
English:  Reduce shade by half when seedlings are • 8 –9 months old 
Kikuyu: Eheria nuthu ya kīruru mweri wa kanana nginya wa kenda.
English: Remove shade completely one month before transplanting.
Kikuyu: Eheria kīruru gīothe mweri ūmwe mbere ya gūgatwara kūhanda mūgūnda.
English: Use ONLY recommended pesticides to control pests and diseases.
Kikuyu: Tūmīra dawa cia tūtabi na mīrimū iria hetūkīe.
English: When coffee seedling moved to the nursery?
Kikuyu: Mīūngūrwa ya kahūa īrutagwo natharī-inī rī?
English: Six weeks after sowing, the little plant comes up from the soil. 
Kikuyu: Mbegū ya kahūa yumīraga wiki ithathatū kuuma mūthi ūria yahurirwo.
English: When the seedlings are three months old, the first two leaves are well developed.
Kikuyu: Thutha wa mīeri itatū, mathangū meerī ma mbere magakorwo methondekete wega.
English: This is the moment to take the seedlings out of the seed beds and to transplant them into a nursery.
Kikuyu: Rīrī nīrīo ihinda rīega rīa gūthamia mīūngūrwa yaku na gūtwara natharī-inī.
English: In removing the seedlings from the seed beds, be very careful not to break the roots
Kikuyu: Ūgīthamia mīūngūrwa yaku ūmenyerere ndūkaunange mīri.
English: How long does the coffee seedlings stay in a nursery?
Kikuyu: Mīūgūrwa ya kahūa īikaraga natharī-inī ihinda rīigana atīa?
English: 4 to 5 months if you want to plant them during the next rainy season, 12 months or more if you want to plant them only next year.
Kikuyu: Mīeri īna nginya ītano ungīenda kūhanda ihinda ria mbura njūku, kana mīeri ikūmi na īri ūngīenda kūhanda mwaka ūkīte.
English: When you remove the coffee tree seedlings from the nursery bed in order to plant them in the plantation, be very careful not to break the roots.
Kikuyu: Ūgīthamia mīūngūrwa kuuma natharī-inī ūgītwara mūgūnda menyerera kuunanga mīri.
English: What is the best method for propagating coffee plants?
Kikuyu: Nī njīra irīkū njega cia gūciarithania kahūa?
English: Select a straight shoot that's about 8 to 10 inches long and remove all but a pair of upper leaves.
Kikuyu: Thuura thuna ciothe nūngarū cia ūraihu wa iji inyanya nginya ikūmi na ūmībure ūgītigagīa mathangū merī.
English: Then, plant the cutting in a small pot of soilless potting mix, and keep the soil slightly moist.
Kikuyu: Ūcoke ūhande thīinī wa tūnyūngū na ūige tīīri na ūgūnyu mūnini.
English: When you can gently tug on the plant and feel resistance, you'll know roots have formed.
Kikuyu: Ūngīgeria kūgūcia mīūngūrwa naigūru taarī kūmunya, wīigue nī mūnyitu, ūmenye mīri nīyanjītie gūikīra.
English: Can coffee be propagated by cutting?
Kikuyu: Kahūa no gaciarithanio na irūngo?
English: The cutting should be about 6 inches long with at least two leaves. 
Kikuyu: Tinia thuna ya ūraihu wa iji ithathatū na īkorwo na mathangū meerī.
English: Snip off the stem with a diagonal cut. 
Kikuyu: Ūcoke ūtinie gītina wūinamītie
English: Step 4: Remove the leaves from the bottom third of the cutting. 
Kikuyu: Gīkīro gia kana: Ūcoke ūbure mathangū kuuma nathī ūgītigagia manini.
English: Dip the cut end in rooting hormone, then plant the cutting in the hole
Kikuyu: Ikia thuna yaku dawa-inī ya guteng'eria mīīri ūcoke ūhande irima-inī.
English: How is coffee propagated?
Kikuyu: Kahūa gaciarithanagio atīa?
English: Coffee can be vegetatively propagated either by grafting, stem-cutting or seed
Kikuyu: Kahūa no gaciarithanio na njīra ya kūhūthīra irūngo, kuohithania, kana ona mbegū
English: How do you transplant the coffee seedlings to the farm?
Kikuyu: Wagīrīirwo gūthamia mīūngūrūa ya kahūa atīa kuuma nathari-inī ūgītwara mūgūnda-inī?
English: Prepare the new planting site by loosening the soil and adding compost or other organic matter to improve the soil structure and fertility. 
Kikuyu: Hariīia mūgūnda na njīra ya kūrīma na wīkire thumu wa mahiū kana wa mabūthū ma mahuti nīgūo wongerere ūnorū wa tiri ūcio.
English: Choose a location that receives plenty of sunlight and has well-drained soil.
Kikuyu: Handa handū hakinyagīrwo nī riūa wega na hatangīaraha maaī.
English: When the seedlings are ready, dig a large enough hole to accommodate the seedling’s root system without crowding it. 
Kikuyu: Mīūngūrwa yarīkia kūharīrio, enja irima inene rīkūiganīra mīīri wega ūndū ītekūhatīkana.
English: Gently loosen the seedlings roots and position it in the hole, ensuring that the top of the root ball is level with the surrounding soil. 
Kikuyu: Tanganura mīīri ya mīūngūrwa ūmenyereire, na ūmīikie marima-inī ūtegūkīria haria tīīri ūrakinyīte.
English: Fill in the hole around the roots, and firm the soil gently to remove any air pockets.
Kikuyu: Mīthike ugīkindagīra tīīri kahora kahora nīgūo kūruta rīera rīria rīngikorwo thīinī.
English:  What are the conditions for coffee growing?
Kikuyu: Kahūa karabataraga maūndū marīkū nīgetha gakūre wega?
English: Most coffee grows at altitudes between 1400 and 2000 metres in deep, well-drained volcanic soils. 
Kikuyu: Kahūa kaingī gakūraga wega matūra-inī marīa marī mita 1400 nginya 2000 igūrū wa iria, na ningī tīīri-inī mūriku mūtune wa volcanic woikūrūkagia maaī wega.
English: Temperatures range from 15 to 24 degrees and average rainfall ranges from 900–1200mm.
Kikuyu: Ningī kūndū kūrī na ūrugari wa ikīro cia ndigirii ikūmi na ithano nginya mīrongo īrī na ithano na mbura ya ikīro icia milimita 900-200.
English: What to consider when selecting a site for coffee planting?
Kikuyu: Wagīrīirwo nīkūrora maūndū marīkū ūgīthura mūgūnda wa kūhanda kahūa?
English: The soil must have a good structure so that the roots can penetrate well.This is because coffee trees have  tap roots.
Kikuyu: tīīri wagīrīirwo nīgūkorwo na mūmbīre mwega nīguo kūhotithia mīri ya kahūa gūtonya wega. Ūū nīūndū mītī ya kahūa īkoragwo na mīri ya itimū.
English:  The tap root goes straight down into the soil. 

Kikuyu: Mīri īno ya itimū īmeraga irūngarīte na gwūikūrūka haraya thīinī wa tīīri.
English: You can improve the soil structure by spreading manure around the base of the coffee trees.

Kikuyu: No wagīrie mūūmbīre wa tīīri na njīra ya gwīkīra thumu itina-inī cia mītī ya kahūa.
English: The soil must be deep, so that the roots can go down deep.
Never plant coffee trees in soil which has a hard layer, or, if you do, break up the hard layer
Kikuyu: No mūhaka tīīri ūkorwo mūriku nīguo mīri īhote kwīngīra handū haraya. Ndūka hande kahūa handū harī na tīīri mūnyitu, na wakorwo no mūhaka, nīwega kūhaciba.
English: How to prepare land for planting coffee?
Kikuyu: Mūgūnda wa kūhanda kahūa ūharagīrīo atia?
English: Land preparation should be done early about 6 months prior to planting by clearing existing vegetation and getting rid of tree stumps and roots. 
Kikuyu: Mūgūnda ūharagīrio mīeri ītandatū mbere ya kūhanda, weherie mahuti, ithukī na mīri yothe.
English: If the farm is heavily forested gradually dry existing trees about a year before planting. 
Kikuyu: Angīkorwo mūgūnda wīna mītī mīingī, hebata kūmīeheria mwaka ūmwe mbere ya kūhanda kahūa.
English: Prepare the land well in advance, digging out all tree stumps, roots, bushes and grasses. 
Kikuyu: Harīria mūgūnda wega tene, ūkīmunyaga ithukī, mīīri, mahuti ona nyeki.
English: Land cleared of trees within 6 months should not be used for coffee planting because of the risk of Armillaria, a fungal disease that causes root rot. 
Kikuyu: Mūgūnda ūtaninīte mīeri ītandatū ndūbatiī kūhandwo kahūa nīūndū wa ūgwati wa mūrimū wa Armillaria ūrīa ūtūmaga mīri ībuthe.
English: Ensure soil analysis is done to determine the inherent soil condition. 
Kikuyu: Tigīrīra tīīri nī mūthime nīguo ūmenyeke ūria ūhana.
English: Make terraces or other soil conservation structures where the land has steep slopes. 
Kikuyu: Thondeka beji kana mīako īngī kūrīa kūinamu.
English: Protect bench terraces by planting grasses e.g. Blue grass (Paspulum notatum) on the bench faces
Kikuyu: Gitīra beji na njīra ya kūhanda nyeki ta mūthemba wa Blue grass (Paspulum notatum) mīthia-inī.
English: What is the best way to grow coffee?
Kikuyu: Nī njīra īrīkū njega makīria ya gūkūria kahūa?
English: Leave 3 metres between trees. In this way you can plant about 1 000 coffee trees per hectare.
Kikuyu: Tiga ūtaganu wa mita ithatū kuuma gītina gia kahūa nginya kīria kīngī. Kwa njīra ino,no ūhande itina ngiri īmwe harī hectare īmwe ya mūgūnda.
English: Before planting the coffee seedlings you must dig holes in order to stir the soil and loosen it. Dig the holes two months before planting the coffee trees.
Kikuyu: Mbere ya kūhanda mīūngūrūa, enja marima na ūtūkanie tīīri mīeri īrī mbere ya kūhanda.
English: How to plant coffee seedlings?
Kikuyu: Mīūngūrwa ya kahūa yagīrīire kūhandwo atīa?
English: Before planting, the seeds should be soaked in water for 24 hours to soften the seed coat and encourage germination. 
Kikuyu: Mbere ya kūhanda, mbegu ciagīire kūrindwo maai-inī mathaa 24 nīguo ihūthie ngothi na imere na ihenya
English: What is the recommended spacing of coffee?
Kikuyu: Kahūa kagīrīire gūtigithūkanio atīa hīndī ya kūhanda?
English: Which is the best type of soil to plant coffee?
Kikuyu: Nī tīīri ūrīkū mwega wa kūhanda kahūa?
English: Coffee can be grown on many different soil types, but the ideal is a fertile, volcanic red earth or a deep, sandy loam.
Kikuyu: Kahūa nogakūre tīīri-inī ūtiganīte no ūrīa mwega mūno nī tīīri ūrīa wīna ūnoru, mūtune kana volcanic red soil, na sandy-loam.
English: What is the soil pH for coffee cultivation?
Kikuyu: Ūrūrū mwega wa tīīri wa kūhanda kahūa nī ūrīkū?