CGIAR/KikuyuEnglish_translation huggingface dataset:
English: Coffee prefers a soil with pH of 5 to 6.
Kikuyu: Kahūa kagīraga tīīri-inī ūrī na ūrūrū wa gatagatī wa gīthimo gia pH gia kuuma ithano nginya ithathatū.
English: Is it advisable to bend newly transplanted coffee to produce more branches?
Kikuyu: Nīwega kūinamia gītina gīa kahūa nīguo kīrute honge nyingī?
English: Newly planted should be cut within the first two primaries to allow strong double shooting
Kikuyu: Wagīrīirwo gūtinia gītina kīambere nīguo kīrute honge ingī nyingī na irīna hinya.
English: What is the recommended spacing SL 34, SL 28, and K7 coffee seedlings varieties?
Kikuyu: Kahūa mīthemba ya SL34, SL28 na K7 yaragīrīirwo gūtigithūkanio atīa īkīhandwo?
English: SL 34, SL 28, and K7 varieties, the spacing should be 2.74m x 2.74m (9ft × 9ft).
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ya SL 34,SL28, and K7 yagīrīirwo nī ūtaganu wa mita 2.74 gwa 2.74 kana (futi 9 gwa 9).
English: How many coffee trees can be planted in an īka?
Kikuyu: īka imwe ībatiī kūhandwo itina cigana cia kahūa?
English: 1380-2000 trees per īka depending on the arabica variety; in the case of Robusta, plant between 253-675 trees per īka
Kikuyu: Itina ngiri īmwe na magana matatū ma mīrongo īnana nginya ngiri igīrī cia mūthemba wa Arabica kana itina magana meerī ma mīrongo ītano na ithatū nginya magana matandatū ma mīrongo mūgwanja na ithano cia mūthemba wa Robusta.
English: How many Ruiru coffee trees per īka?
Kikuyu: Wagīrīire kūhanda itina cigana cia kahūa mūthemba wa Ruiru harī īka imwe ya mūgūnda?
English: Ruiru II requires a spacing of 2×2 meters (6.6 by 6.6 feet). 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa Ruiru II wagīrīire ūtaganu wa mita igīrī kwa igīrī kana futi ithathatū gwa ithathatū. Ūū nīkuga ūkūhanda itina ngiri igīrī na magana matano harī hectare īmwe kana ngiri imwe na ikūmi na igirī īka-inī īmwe.
English: With this spacing, it will translate to 2,500 Ruiru II coffee trees per hectare (1,012 coffee plants per īka).
Kikuyu: Ūū nīkuga ūkūhanda itina ngiri igīrī na magana matano harī hectare īmwe kana ngiri imwe na ikūmi na igirī īka-inī īmwe.
English: What is the recommended spacing of Ruiru 11 coffee seedlings?
Kikuyu: kahūa ka Ruiru 11 kagīrīirwo kūhandwo na ūtaganu wūigana atīa?
English: Ruiru 11 variety, the spacing should be 2m x 2m (6.6 ft. x 6.6 ft.)
Kikuyu: kahūa mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 kagīrīire kūhandwo na ūtaganu wa mita igīrī kwa igīrī kana futi 6.6 gwa 6.6.
English: What is the recommended spacing of Batian coffee seedlings?
Kikuyu: kahūa mūthemba wa Batian kagīrīirwo kūhandwo na ūtaganu wūigana atīa?
English: Batian variety, the spacing should be 2.1m x 2.5m (7ft x 8 ft.).
Kikuyu: kahūa mūthemba wa Batian kagīrīire kūhandwo na ūtaganu wa mita 2.1 kwa 2.5 kana futi 7 kwa 8.
English: When you want to change cycle, what height of stump should you leave?
Kikuyu: rīrīa ūkwenda kūgarūra kahūa, wagīrīire gūtiga gīthūkī kīna ūrahu woigana atīa?
English: Cut stems about 25-30 cm from ground at angle of 45 degrees slanting outwards
Kikuyu: Ceha honge gatagati ka ūraihu wa sentimita 25-30 kuuma thīna ūgītinagia na ango ya 45° ūrutītie na nja .
English: How to prune coffee in Kenya?

Kikuyu: Hihi mūcehere mwega wa kahūa gūkū Kenya nī ūrīkū?
English: Cut off the top of the tree so that the coffee tree is not taller than 1.5 to 2 metres.

Kikuyu: ceha kahūa gaku mūtwe nīguo gatigakīrie ūraihu wa mita imwe na nuthu nginya mita igīrī.
English: Remove the branches at the bottom of the trunk.

Kikuyu: Ruta honge iria irī gītina-inī.
English: Leave only the thickest and best branches on the trunk.
Kikuyu: Tigia honge iria ndungu na irī na riri.
English:  Cut away all the small branches that grow on the trunk. Cut away all the small branches that grow on the trunk. Cut away all the dead and dry branches, and all diseased branches. Cut away suckers; they are not needed.
Kikuyu: Tinia iria njeke na nini. Ruta honge iria nguo, iria ciumīte na iria ndwaru. Ruta thuna ciothe tondū itirī na bata.
English: When to prune coffee plant?
Kikuyu: kahūa kagīrīirwo gūcehwo kahinda karīkū?
English: Coffee plants can be pruned in the early stages of growth by cutting back the growing tip to encourage lateral branching, this will promote more flowers and fruits. 
Kikuyu: kahūa no gūcehwo karīo kanini na njīra ya gūkarenga kīongo nīgūo honge cia mwena ciitīkīre gūkūra na ihote kūruta mahūa na matunda maingī.
English: Mature plants can be cut back quite hard every three years to manage size and encourage lateral growth.
Kikuyu: Mītī mīkūrū noicehagwo o thutha wa mīaka ītatū nīguo kūgiria īnenehe mūno na honge ingī njerū ciūre.
English: Why is it important to prune coffee trees?
Kikuyu: Bata wa gūceha kahūa nī ūrīkū?
English: Pruning and stumping help to improve the health and yield of your coffee plants. 
Kikuyu: Gūceha na kweheria honge ciothe cia kahūa iria ītarī na bata nīgūcokagia riri wako na gakahota kugīa na maciaro maingī.
English: Coffee cherry production naturally decreases with age, exhaustion, and phytosanitary problems, but this kind of maintenance can help to maintain or boost productivity levels throughout the years.
Kikuyu: Gūciara gwa kahūa gūthiaga nathī o ūrīa karakūra na gakanoga no gūceha nīgūteithagia kuongerera magetha mwaka wothe.
English: How to mulch coffee?
Kikuyu: kahūa karagīrwo mūceng'i atīa?
English: It can be done using sisal waste, coffee pruning, and maize or banana trash.
Kikuyu: No ūhūthīre ngurura cia makongo ma mīrura, mahuti ma mīceho ya kahūa, mabebe kana macoya ma marigū.
English: Mulching has several benefits to coffee e.g. conservation of moisture during dry spells, suppression of weed growth, nutrient supply, improvement of soil structure and water infiltration, checking of soil erosion and topsoil temperature as well as reduction of pests’ incidence, e.g. thrips.  
Kikuyu: Mūceng'i īrehaga baita nene, kwa mūhiano, gūteithīrīria kūiga maaī tīīri-inī rīrīa gwī kūūmū, kūgiria ria rīkūre, gūtuīka thumu rīrīa mahuti macio mabutha , gūthondeka mūmbīre wa tīīri ona kūgiria tīīri gūkuo nī kīguo, kūnyihia ūrugarī wa tīīri ona ningī nīūrigagīrīria tūtambi ta thrips gūtherema.
English: When does coffee mature after planting?
Kikuyu: kahūa kajagia gūcara thutha wa kahinda kaigana atīa?
English: Coffee tree reaches maturity after 4 – 7 years, when it begins to bear fruit in clusters along its branches. These fruits are commonly referred to as cherries.
Kikuyu: kahūa kagimaraga thutha wa mīaka 4 nginya 7, nīrīo kambagia gūciara matunda honge-inī. Matunda maya nīmo metagwo cherries.
English: How long does coffee take to grow?
Kikuyu: kahūa koyaga kahinda kaigana atīa nīgetha gakūre?
English: It can take anywhere between three to four years after planting for coffee plants to bear the cherries. 
Kikuyu: kahūa nogaikare gatagatī ka mīaka itatū nginya īna nīguo kambie gūciara matunda.
English: They start by producing white blossoms and around eight months later, coffee cherries will usually appear. 
Kikuyu: Kambaga kūruta mahūa meerū na thutha wa kahinda ta ka mīeri īnana, matunda makambīrīria kuoneka.
English: The cherries contain the coffee seeds or more commonly recognised as the coffee beans.
Kikuyu: matunda maya nīmo makūīte mbegū iria ciūīkaine ta coffee beans
English: Which is the recommended way to weed a coffee farm?
Kikuyu: Kahūa kagīrīire kūrīmīrwo atīa?
English: Do hand weeding around the young trees.


Kikuyu: Kamunyīre ria itina-inī cia mītī īrīa mīnini.
English: Use implements like the half-moon jembe to weed in between the rows.
Kikuyu: Huthīra icembe rīrīa ūkūrima gatagatī ka mīkaro.
English: In the event that there are stubborn weeds like couch grass, cover the seedlings (with a bucket or bag) before spraying the weeds with a suitable herbicide.
Kikuyu: kūngīkinyīrīra atī kwīna ria rīrīa rītahukaga raithi ta thangari, hubīra mītī na bucket kana iratathi mbere ya kūhūra dawa ya ria.
English: Which crops can you intercrop with coffee?
Kikuyu: Nī mīmera īrīkū īngīhandanīrio na kahūa?
English: Suitable intercrops include short leguminous crops such as beans, tomatoes and Irish potatoes.

Kikuyu: mīmera īrīa mīega ya kuhandanīria na kahūa nī īrīa yoyaga kahinda kanini gūkūra ta mboco, nyanya na waru cia ngwacī .
English: Plant the intercrops using a recommended fertilizer preferably NPK fertilizer such as 17:17:17.

Kikuyu: Handa mīmera īno ya gatagatī ūkīhūthīra bataraitha īrīa njītīkīrie ta NPK-17:17:17.
English: Plant the intercrop at the middle of the inter rows at least 2 feet away from the coffee rows/stem.
Kikuyu: Handa mīmera ino gatagatī-inī ka raini cia kahūa ūtigītie ta fiti 2 kuuma gītina-inī gia kahūa.
English: What to intercrop coffee with?
Kikuyu: Kahūa kangīhandanīrio na mīmera īrīkū īngī?
English: The technically and economically viable intercrops for coffee were potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and tomatoes in combination with beans.
Kikuyu: Mīmera mīega na īrī umithio ībatiī kūhandanīrio na kahūa nī waru, nyanya hamwe na mboco.
English: How to maintain a coffee plantation?
Kikuyu: Kahūa kamenyagīrīrwo atīa?
English: replace seedlings that have not grown, keep the soil covered and remove weeds, prune the coffee trees correctly, apply fertilizers, protect the coffee trees from insects and diseases.
Kikuyu: Cokereria mīūngūrwa īrīa ītanagwata, thondeka mūceng'i na urīmīre, ceha kahūa ūrīa kwagīrīire na gūkahe bataraitha, kagitīre kuumana na tūtambi na mīrimū.
English: How to increase coffee berry weight?
Kikuyu: Mbegū cia kahūa ingīongererwo ūritū atīa?
English: Nitrogen 
Nitrogen is needed for good growth, but too much at later stages of crop maturity can compromise coffee berry size. 

Kikuyu: Nitrogen – Nitrogen nīyabata mūmera ūgīkūra, no īngīkīra kihūa gīgīkūrū, ūnene wa mbegū nīūhatīkagwo.
English: Potassium 
High supplies of potassium are needed during berry set and berry fill to maximize sugar accumulation in berry and eventual bean. 
Kikuyu: Potassium – Potasium nīyendagwo kwa wūīngī kahūa gagīkīra mbegū na gūteithia igīe sukari wakūigana.
English: Potassium has a crucial role to play in improving coffee berry size and quality through its role in the movement of sugars from the leaf for accumulation in the fruit. 
Kikuyu: Potassium īteithagia kūnenehia mbegū na kūmīhe mūcamo na njīra ya gūcitwarīra cukari kuuma mathangū-inī.
English: It is mobile in the tree and during peak periods of growth – particularly fruit fill – reserves in the leaves can soon become depleted, leading to dieback. 
Kikuyu: īkoragwo igīthiūrūrūka mūmera-inī na makīria rīrīa mbegū irekīra, nīūndū ūyū, mūthithū ūrīa ūrī mathangū-inī no ūthire na kīhua kīambīrīrie kūūma.
English: Boron 
Foliar boron has a significant positive effect on coffee berry size – improving the quality grade of coffee beans. 
Kikuyu: Boron – Boron ya mathangū nīyabata mūno harī kūnenehia mbegū na kūhe kahūa gredi njega.
English: However, foliar sprays can provide a good, in-season top-up response, raising leaf levels such that coffee production and bean quality are maintained.
Kikuyu: ona ningī kūhūra boron o ihinda rīrīa rīagīrīire gūtūmaga mūmera ūgīe na mathangū wega ūū atī mbegū nayo igakorwo īrī na mūcamo mwega.
English: What are the methods of cultivation of coffee?
Kikuyu: Njīra cia kūrīma kahūa nī irīku?
English: Coffee seeds are generally planted in large beds in shaded nurseries. 
Kikuyu: Mbegū cia kahūa ciambaga kūhandwo tuta-inī nene na ikagitīrwo kuumana na riūa.
English: The seedlings will be watered frequently and shaded from bright sunlight until they are hearty enough to be permanently planted.
Kikuyu: Mīūngūrwa igaitīīrīrio maaī kaingī nginya īgīe hinya wa kūhandwo harīa mītī īgūkūrīra.
English: When does intercropping starts?
Kikuyu: Kahūa kangīambīrīria kūhandanīrio na mīmera īngī rī?
English: Intercropping can be undertaken within the first two years after establishment. 
Kikuyu: Kahūa kangīambīrīria gūtukanio na mīmera īngī mīaka īrī thutha wa kūhandwo.
English: When to apply fertilizers to coffee?
Kikuyu: Kahūa gekagīrwo bataraitha rī?
English: Apply 50g of CAN per seedling six months after planting.

Kikuyu: īkīra grams mīrongo ītano cia CAN mīeri 6 thutha wa kūhanda.
English: After one year, apply 80g of NPK e.g. 17:17:17 per tree.

Kikuyu: Thutha wa mwaka umwe, īkīra grams mīrongo īnana cia NPK ta 17:17:17 o harī gītina gīa kahūa.
English: One and half year apply 100g of CAN. At two years, apply NPK at 125g per tree. 

Kikuyu: Mīaka īrī na nuthu yathira, īkīra grams igana rīmwe cia CAN. Ningī thutha wa mīaka īrī, īkīra grams 125 cia NPK harī o mūtī.
English: Subsequent applications should be as per the recommendations. For the first two years, abort the flowers to encourage vegetative growth.
Kikuyu: Mekīra macio mangīmarūmīrīre mataaro. Mīaka īrī ya mbere, reke mahūa magwe nīguo mītī īmere honge nyingī.
English: Best foliar fertilizer for coffee in Kenya and when to spray?
Kikuyu: Nī bataraitha īrīkū ya mathangū njega mūno gūkū Kenya na nīrī ībatiī kūhūrwo mītī?
English: Boron – promotes shoot growth and facilitates optimal flowering/fruit set.

Kikuyu: Boron īteithagīrīria thuna kuumīra na gūteithīrīria kūruta mahūa na gwikīra mbegū .
English: Zinc – promotes flower bud formation and development. It also increases the coffee plant resistance to cold.

Kikuyu: Zinc īteithagia ihūa gūthondekwo na gūkūra wega. Ningī nīgiragīrīria kīhūa gwītiria heho.
English: Calcium – enhances formation and growth of terminal buds/flower. 
Kikuyu: Calcium iteithagia mīthondekere ya ihūa rīa kahūa.
English: Some of the best foliar fertilizers for increased flowering and bud formation include: Omex Zibo (Omex Foliar Boron) by Omex Oshbor by Osho Chemicals, Agrigrow (Zinc + Boron) by Agrichem Africa
Kikuyu: Mabataraitha marīa mega ma mathangū marīa mateithagia kīhūa kūruta mahūa nī hamwe na Omex Zibo( omexoliar boron) ya Omex, Oshbor ya Osho chemicals na Agrigrow (Zinc + Boron) ya Agrichem Africa.
English: When to fertilize coffee plant?
Kikuyu: Nī ihinda rīrīkū rīega rīa gwīkīra bataraitha kahūa-inī?
English: Coffee Plants can grow several feet tall at their fullest height, so regular fertilizing and repotting can help your Coffee Plant manage healthy growth! 
Kikuyu: Mītī ya kahūa no īraihe fiti nyingīna igūrū, kwoguo gwīkīra bataraitha kaingīna kūmīthamia o ūria īrakura nogūteithie gūkūria kahūa kega!
English: Fertilize with a balanced houseplant fertilizer every 2-3 months in warmer seasons. Don't fertilize in the fall and winter while the plant is resting
Kikuyu: Hūthīra bataraitha īrīa yagīrīire o thutha wa mīeri 2 kana 3 ihinda rīa ūrugarī. Ndugekīre bataraitha hīndī ya heho nīūndū mūtī hīndī īyo ūkoragwo ūkīhurūka.
English: What is the fertilizer management for coffee?
Kikuyu: Mūtaratata ūrīa mwega wa kūhe kahūa bataraitha nī ūrīkū?
English: Currently, the fertilizer recommended rate (RR) for coffee is 180 Nitrogen (N)- 90 Phosphorus (P)- 180 Potassium (K). 
Kikuyu: Bataraitha yagīrīirwo gwīkīrwo kahūa-inī ta ūū -180g Nitrogen (N), -90g Phosphorus (P), - 180g Potassium (K).
English: In areas following the multiple cropping system such as Cavite and other provinces, it is recommended to apply 200-100-200 per hectare plus the needed micronutrients depending on soil analysis
Kikuyu: Icigo-inī iria irūmagīrīra mītaratara ya gūtūkania mīmera nī ta Cavite na icigo ingī, yagīrīirwo gwīkīrwo ūū o harī hectare:200-100- 200 na kuongererwo micronutrients iria irendeka kūringana na ithimi cia tīīri.
English: What is the best fertilizer for coffee flowering?
Kikuyu: Nī bataraitha īrīkū yagīrīire rīrīa kahūa karuta kīro?
English: Magnesium and sulfur have a positive effect on coffee yield and supplies should not be limiting throughout the season. 
Kikuyu: Magnesium na Sulphur nīiteithagia kuongerera maciro na kuoguo itibatie kwaga ihinda ona rīmwe.
English: Zinc and Boron are particularly important at the flowering stage to improve berry set and overall coffee yield potential.
Kikuyu: Zinc na Boron nīciabata mūno ihinda rīa kūruta kīro nīūndū nīītūmaga mbegū cīige wega na igatūma kahūa gaciare wega.
English: What is the best fertilizer for coffee trees?
Kikuyu: Bataraitha īrīa njega mūno ya mītī ya kahūa nī īrīkū?
English: Coffee trees need a lot of potash, a lot of nitrogen, and a little phosphoric acid. 
Kikuyu: Mītī ya kahūa ībataraga Potash nyingī, Nitrogen nyingī na Phosphoric acid nini.
English: Spread the fertilizer in a ring around each coffee tree, but be very careful not to put any on its trunk, branches or leaves.
Kikuyu: Thiūrūrūkīria bataraitha iyo o gītina-inī gīa kahūa ūmenyereire ndugaitīīrīrie mathangū kana gītina-inī gīa kahūa.
English: Is urea fertilizer good for coffee?
Kikuyu: Urea nī bataraitha njega na kahūa?
English: Nitrogen is the nutrient most extracted by the coffee plant and the nutrient of second greatest export by coffee beans 
Kikuyu: Nitrogen nīyo nutrient īrīa mūmera wa kahūa ūhūthagīra mūno na nīyo nutrient ya keerī īheanagwo nī mbegū cia kahūa.
English: Is DAP fertilizer good for coffee?
Kikuyu: Bataraitha ya DAP nī njega harī kahūa ?
English: This includes both macro and micronutrients which is achieved through application of both basal and foliar fertilizers
Kikuyu: Īno īkoragwo ītukanītie macro na micro nutrients iria ikinyanagīra thutha wa bataraitha ya mīrī na mathangū gūīkirwo.
English: For an optimal production, the crop should be provided with a proper nutrition. 
Kikuyu: Nīguo maciaro maingī moneke, mūmera no mūhaka ūheyo irio cia kūigana
English: When should you not use urea fertilizer?
Kikuyu: Nī hīndī īrīkū ūtabatie kūthūthīra bataraitha ya urea?
English: Urea should be applied at the time of sowing. 
Kikuyu: Urea yagīrīirwo gwīkīrwo hīndī ya kūhanda.
English: Since Urea is highly Nitrogen-concentrated, it should be used in combination with earth or sand before its application.

Kikuyu: Nīgūkorwo urea īkoragwo na Nitrogen nyingī makīrīa, yagīrīire gūtukanio na tīīri kana mūthanga ītanekīrwo mūmera-inī.
English: Urea should not be applied when the soil contains free water or likely to remain wet for three or four days after application.
Kikuyu: Urea ndīagīrīire gwīkīrwo rīrīa tīīri wīna maaī maingī kana ugūikara ūrī mūigū ta thikū 3 kana 4 thutha wa gwīkīrwo.
English: What is the best climate for coffee farming in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī rīera rīrīkū rīega rīa gūkūria kahūa Kenya?
English: Most coffee grows at altitudes between 1400 and 2000 metres in deep, well-drained volcanic soils. 
Kikuyu: Kahūa kaingī gakūraga gatagatī-inī ka matūra marīa mita 1400 -2000 igūrū wa iria na tīīri-inī mūtune na mūriku wūikūrūkagia maaī wega.
English: Temperatures range from 15 to 24 degrees and average rainfall ranges from 900–1200mm.
Kikuyu: Ūrugarī wa gatagatī-inī ka digirii 15 na 24 na mbura ītarī nene mūno ya gatagatī-inī ka ithimo cia milimita 900 nginya 1200.
English: What are the stages of coffee fruiting?
Kikuyu: Matīna ma gūkūra kwa mbegū nī marīkū?
English: STAGE 1.
1-7 weeks (0 -50 days) after blooming. Slow Growth stage; the fruit is as big as the tip of a match.

Kikuyu: ITĪNA RĪA MBERE 
Wiki īmwe nginya mūgwanja(thikū 0 nginya 50) thutha wa ihūa gūcanūka. Mbegū īgakūra kahora na īgakorwo īigana ta kīongo gīa kībiriti
English: STAGE 2.
8-17 weeks (50-120 days) after blooming. The fruit grows quickly; the seed has a gelatinous consistency.

Kikuyu: ITĪNA RĪA KEERĪ
Wiki ya kanana nginya ikūmi na mūgwanja (thikū 50 -120) kuuma Ihūa rīacanūka.Mbegū īgakūra na ihenya, na īkagīa na gelatine .
English: STAGE 3
18–25 weeks (120–180 days) after blooming. The seed completes its development, acquires a solid consistency and gains weight.

Kikuyu: ITĪNA RĪA GATATŪ
Wiki ya ikūmi na kanana nginya ya mīrongo īrī na ītano (thikū 120-180) kuuma ihūa rīacanūka. Mbegū īkarīkia gūkūra, īkaiyūria na īkagīa na ūritū.
English: STAGE 4
26–32 weeks (180–224 days) after blooming. Fruit is physiologically developed and begins to mature.
After week 32 (more than 224 days), fruit over-ripens and turns dark purple. Finally, it dries.
Kikuyu: ITĪNA RĪA KANA
Wiki ya mīrongo īrī na ītandatū nginya mīrongo ītatū na ithathatū (thikū 180 – 224 kuuma ihūa gūcanūka. Mbegū ikambīrīria gūtuta. Thutha wa wiki 32, makīria ma thikū 224, mbegū cieruha makīria ikagarūrūka rangi igatuīka cia purple njirīrīru, na ikoma.
English: How to increase coffee yield and Quality?
Kikuyu: Hihi ingīka atīa nīguo hote kūongerera magetha na kwagīrithia mūcamo wa kahūa?
English: The highest coffee yields are obtained on freely drained soils where water is not limiting.

Kikuyu: Kahūa kaingī kagethagwo tīīri-inī ūrīa ūtaigaga maaī na kūria gūtomaga mūno,
English: Thorough soil preparation prior to planting, and maintenance of pH between 5.2- 6.3, good rooting and that nutrients are readily available.
Kikuyu: Tīīri-inī mūharīrīrie wega mbere ya kūhanda ūrī na ūrūrū wa pH ya 5.2 – 6.3, mīrita mīega na mabataro moothe ma īrīo cia mūmera nī makinyanīrie.
English: It is therefore important to balance the cations in the soil at this stage.
Kikuyu: Nīūndū ūcio, nīūndū wa bata kūiganania cations thīinī wa tīīri ihinda-inī rīrī.
English: Fertilizer application is essential if high coffee yield potential crops are to be secured. 
Kikuyu: Bataraitha no mohaka īkīrwo angīkorwo maciaro mega nīmagakinyanīra.
English: Nitrogen is essential for strong vegetative growth and to maintain good strong cherry fill for high yields. 
Kikuyu: Nitrogen nīyabata mūno harī gwīkīra mathangū, na kuiga mītī īrī na hinya na mbegū ciiyūirie nīguo magetha maingīhe.
English: Potassium promotes vigor, boosts cell strength and increases the coffee tree`s tolerance to diseases, and water or frost stress. 
Kikuyu: Potassium ītūmaga mūmera ūgīe na hinya na gūtūma cells īgīe hinya wa gwītiria mīrimū, gūtangīka rīrīa maaī manyiha kana ona mbaa yaingīha.
English: Potassium is a key driver for coffee yield, important for respiration, photosynthesis and water regulation. 
Kikuyu: Potassium nīgītūmīkīnene mūno kīa magetha ma kahūa kūingīha, o hamwe na kūhuhia wega kwa mūmera, gūthondeka irio, na kūigananīria thīiniīwa maaīmūmera-inī.
English: It is also important to balance potassium use to nitrogen-use, as high levels of both nutrients are needed for optimum growth. 
Kikuyu: Ningīnīwega kūiganania ithimi cia nitrogen na potassium nīūndū cierīnīibataranagia kwa wīingī.
English: Phosphorus is important for early growth and rooting, particularly in the nursery and at transplanting, as well as bean fill. 
Kikuyu: Phosphorus nīyabata harī mūnenehere wa kahūa na gūthondeka mīrī mīega makīria hīndī īrīa mīungūrwa īrī tuta-inī na rīrīa ikūhandwo mūgūnda-inī na ningī kūihurīa mbegū wega.
English: Especially during peak periods of demand, phosphorus foliar applications can increase coffee yields. 
Kikuyu: Makīria ma ūū, rīrīa mbegū irenda irio kwa wūingī, bataraitha ya mathangū ya phosporous nīyagīrīire mūno kūhūrwo nīguo magetha maingīhe.
English: Calcium is needed to ensure good root and leaf growth, strengthening the coffee tree structure and increasing tree productivity. It is required right through berry-fill. 
Kikuyu: Calcium īhūthīkaga gūthondeke mīrī na mathangū, kūhe mītī hinya na kuongerera maciaro. Yendagwo rīrīa mbegū īrakūra.
English: Magnesium and sulfur have a positive effect on coffee yield and supplies should not be limiting throughout the season. 
Kikuyu: Magnesium na Sulphur itūmaga kahūa gakagīa na magetha mega na kwa ūgwo itibatie kwaga kīmera-inīgiothe.
English: Zinc and Boron are particularly important at the flowering stage to improve berry set and overall coffee yield potential. 
Kikuyu: Zinc na Boron ibatarainie makīria mītī īgīkīra kīro nīguo mbegū ciībange wega na magetha maingīhe.
English: Poor availability of any micronutrient will restrict coffee plant growth – particularly productive leaf area – and reduce coffee yield. 
Kikuyu: Kwaga kwa irio mūthemba ūyū wa micro-nutrients nīkūgiragia kahūa gūkūra mathangū wega na magetha nī manyihaga.
English: Other Crop Management Practices Influencing Coffee Yield The return of composed pulp or trash will serve as a mulch to conserve moisture as well as providing a source of nutrients. 
Kikuyu: Maūndū mangī mabata mahutagia mūciarīre wa kahūa nī hamwe na gūcokia ngore cia kahūa kuuma iganda mūgūnda-inī wa kahūa nīguo ikahūthīka ta mūceng'i o hamwe na kūhe mītī irio ciarīkia kūbutha.