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Uganda Coffee stats 📌 Exports FY 2019/2020 ✳ Record 5.06 million bags 📌 Earnings FY 2019/2020 ✳ 2nd Highest earnings ever- $494 million (Sh 1.8 trillion) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda strengthened her position as Africa’s top coffee exporter with a record 5.06 million (60kg) bags in the financial year …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee exports went up by 77,606 bags in May 2020 compared to what was exported in April an indicator that the cash crop trade is thriving through the pandemic. In May, Ugandans exported 437,579 bags, up from the 359,973 bags exported in April …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The quality of coffee from a lot of farmers will likely be compromised as many who failed to get buyers to take their produce decided to heap it in their homes. This is according to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) managing director Emmanuel …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s coffee exports were cut down by 117,588 bags in the month of April compared to what was exported in March 2020, a testament of how the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted distribution chains. According to figures by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority, Uganda exported 359,973 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda coffee exports are yet to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic after March figures showed growth compared to a year ago. Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said in a March 2020 report that Uganda coffee exports were 477,561 worth USD45.87M (Shs 171bn). This is higher …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has ordered for the reinstatement of former Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA  Secretary Andrew Kilama Lajul. Kilama in 2019 sued UCDA and its Director Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye Niyibigira for unlawfully terminating his contract. Kilama alleges that he was in 2014 employed by UCDA …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 30 Coffee nursery bed operators in Rukungiri district are protesting non-payment of their money. Operators argue that under Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) guidelines, they were contracted by the government through Operation Wealth Creation and Uganda Coffee Development Authority …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers and dealers in Masaka are stuck with their produce due to slump in local market prices. Since the beginning of the year, the price of coffee has gradually decreased and of recent it has reduced by more than half to the cost of last …

UCDA is hopeful that farmers will reap more in 2020 Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Latest figures indicate that Uganda’s coffee export earnings dropped in 2018/19 season (October-September) but the regulator is optimistic that the industry performance will rebound in 2019/20 season. Coffee, the country’s second largest commodity export …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Bugisu sub region have opposed the National Coffee Bill. The bill, which is before parliament, seeks to provide for the registration and licensing coffee farmers across the country. The bill also proposes that land, where the coffee is to be grown, …