Question 1

What is Coffee Quotam Intel?

Accepted Answer

Coffee Quotam Intel (Kahawa Intel) is an AI-powered coffee market intelligence platform designed for Kenyan coffee professionals. It provides real-time Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) auction data, AI-powered bean grading for all Kenya coffee grades (AA, AB, E, C, TT, T, MH/ML), global market analytics including ICE futures and London Robusta, price forecasting, logistics tracking, and export documentation tools.

Question 2

How does AI coffee bean grading work?

Accepted Answer

Our computer-vision pipeline analyses photos of green coffee beans, classifies them against the official Kenya grading system (AA, AB, E, C, TT, T), and flags common defects (black, broken, insect-damaged, withered). Each result ships with confidence scores and documented limitations so users and researchers can audit the model's decisions. The model continues to be calibrated against samples assessed by SCA-licensed Q-Graders.

Question 3

What coffee market data is available on the platform?

Accepted Answer

Coffee Quotam Intel provides real-time data from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) including live auction results, grade-by-grade price breakdowns, historical price data, ICE Arabica and London Robusta futures, regional supply and demand analytics, price forecasts using machine learning, and global coffee market trends covering Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Colombia, Brazil, and Vietnam.

Question 4

What are the Kenya coffee grades?

Accepted Answer

Kenya coffee is graded by bean size and density: AA (7.20mm+, premium large beans), AB (mix of A at 6.80mm and B at 6.20mm), E (Elephant, extra large rare beans), C (5.95mm, smaller beans), TT (light density beans from AA/AB sorting), T (light beans and broken pieces), UG (ungraded, mixed sizes), and MH/ML (Mbuni heavy/light, natural processed). Our AI accurately detects and classifies all these grades.

Question 5

Is Coffee Quotam Intel free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the core platform is free forever for farmers, cooperatives and researchers, including 50 bean analyses per month, full grade and defect detection, live NCE auction data, agronomy guidance and CSV export of public market data. Optional paid tiers (Professional KES 1,500/mo, Enterprise KES 5,000/mo) help cover infrastructure costs for high-volume exporters and institutional buyers.

Question 6

Who builds and maintains the platform?

Accepted Answer

Coffee Quotam Intel is built by a small Kenyan team. Engineering is led by Lish AI Labs (Nairobi-based AI engineering firm, est. 2011). Coffee quality oversight is provided by Lewis Oyemba, an SCA-licensed Q-Grader (License #843771). Outreach to farmers and cooperatives is supported by Evibez Africa, an affiliated media platform that publishes in English and Kiswahili.