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Uganda’s coffee industry has made a significant breakthrough in the Turkish market, with exports increasing by a remarkable 2,200% between 2019 and 2024. Ankara, Turkey | THE INDEPENDENT |  From a modest 2000 bags (120 tons) in 2019, Uganda’s coffee exports to Turkey have surged to 44,000 bags (2,640 tons) …

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that the Government is targeting to increase Uganda’s coffee revenue from 1 Billion US dollars to 5 Billion Dollars from the coffee value chain. The President was speaking on Tuesday in Karuhungu Rwashamaire Town Council, Ntungamo District after inspecting …

An estimated five million smallholder farmers rely on the industry for jobs and livelihoods in the region Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Absa Group Limited, a South African-based bank intends to extend US$60 million commodity trade …

Kalaa Mugosi Women Empowerment Ltd, serving 1,246 small-scale farmers, has been at the forefront of advocating for economic empowerment to improve community livelihoods Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalaa Mugosi Women Empowerment Ltd, a community-based social enterprise located in Sironko District, Eastern Uganda, has historically encountered challenges in processing and …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | While specialty coffee from Africa is gaining popularity among consumers across the world, officials of the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) have urged African coffee traders to boost value-added coffee export, and cease export of unprocessed coffee to the international market. The remark came …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers on Parliament’s Budget Committee raised queries about a proposal by Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) to spend Shs35 billion on the installation of a coffee traceability system which is intended to monitor the quality of coffee produced in Uganda. The MPs also questioned the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed support for the European Union’s regulations aimed at only accepting coffee exports from registered farmers and those grown on non-deforested lands. Recently, the European Parliament approved a landmark deforestation law banning imports into the European Union of coffee, beef, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s coffee exports face a tough huddle following demands that exports to the European Union come from registered farmers, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has said. This will not only be a challenge to the authorities to have this met due to the …

Pests and diseases, including root mealy bugs and coffee berry disease, remains a big challenge to the farmers Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has achieved a historic milestone in its coffee exports, generating an impressive $940.3 million in revenues for the 2022/2023 coffee year that concluded on September 30. …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confiscated a consignment of L- coffee, which was being imported into the country as a nutritional supplement. While the sachet of L-Coffee shows that it’s a blend of Arabica and Robusta coffee beans and that it’s an energy …