Cherry intake is where trust is won or lost. Each delivery is graded at the point of collection, logged against the member who brought it, and carried forward as the basis for everything paid later — advances during the season and final settlement after the auction.
Advances paid to a member during the season are recorded against that member's graded deliveries, then reconciled at final settlement — the advance is subtracted from what the graded intake earned, so the final payout reflects the true balance, not a re-estimate.
The Coffee Act 2023 sets the terms Kenyan coffee cooperatives operate under: at least 80% of auction proceeds must reach farmers within five days, permissible deductions are capped at 10%, and the Cherry Advance Fund provides advances of up to KES 40 per kilo. This is the regulatory landscape MkulimaOS is designed to plug into — a roadmap commitment, not a claim of integration with government systems such as DSS today.
Lite is free forever. Grow is KES 3,500/month. Estate is KES 9,000/month and adds one-tap M-Pesa B2C bulk payout for factory staff wages. Enterprise / Co-op pricing is custom. It is live in production today at Mulinga Coffee Estate.
No. DSS is part of the regulatory landscape MkulimaOS is designed to plug into on the roadmap — there is no live integration today.
Each delivery is graded at intake and logged to the member; advances taken during the season are reconciled against graded intake at final settlement.
Mulinga Coffee Estate runs MkulimaOS in production at app.mulinga.farm. We name only tenants who have agreed to be named.
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