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Contact Person: Maniraguha Emmanuel, Managing Director. Mob: +256 772 439 245, +256 752 439 245.

Membership: Uganda Cocoa Development Association.

Target market: Cocoa exporters.

Interest: To network with other cocoa stakeholders and establish a cocoa association across the country.

Description: Buys cocoa beans from farmers and field traders, dry them, grade, ferment, sort (primary processing) and sell to large international buyers and exporters

Bundibugyo

We are a dynamic primary agricultural cooperative owned by its cacao producer members, who are parents of Bundikakemba Primary School. Bundikakemba was formed with the primary aim of creating opportunities for changing the livelihoods of its members to be able to send their children to school, stay in school, and complete school. Since BGCSL was founded from the old Bundikakemba Farmers Association in 2014 and has since created a strong and well-managed organisation that serves as a focal point for our farmers and the wider community. We always work hard to build strong, trusting relationships with our members, our business partners, and our stakeholders and we work together to the advantage of our land and people. 825 (Female =454 Male = 371) smallholder farmers have joined BGCSL and farm approximately 875 Hectares of cocoa as the most important cash crop with an annual production capacity of 683 MT and of which 257MT is Fairtrade and Organic certified. Our Vision An economically empowered Society. Our Mission is to, involve members of the cooperative in productive economic activities for a poverty-free community. We do this by Equipping members with skills in Good Agricultural management Practices, Improving the economic status of members and the community through ethical trade, and Being a leading exporter of the best quality specialty cocoa. While sourcing for competitive markets for members produce. and Supporting the members’ Children Education Fund.

Bundibugyo

Contact Person: Ezra Biyara, Director.

Description: Since 2015, Ezra BR Agency has been buying good quality cocoa beans from farmers and selling it to exporting companies. The agency currently supplies to African Trade Winds. It is seeking for more customers interested in locally grown cocoa.

Bulambuli

Contact Person: Orisa Raphael Jawino, Managing Director.

Description: Joris supports small holder farmers to grow coffee and cocoa. It offers farmers seedlings, linkage to markers, extension services and finance support. The company aims at adding value to the produce and access UAE and European markets.

Jinja
+256 783 883 470, +256 704 585 568+256 783 883 470, +256 704 585 568

Contact Person: Stephen.

Description: A legally registered CBO that improves members economic and social well-being by starting up income generating activities.

Bundibugyo

Contact Person: Muhindo Raunale, Director. Mob: +256 778 364 033. Email: gbaluku1988@gmail.com.

Contact Person: Geoffrey Baluku, Assistant Manager. Mob: +256 778 267 472.

Established in: 2019.

Description: Traders (buys and sells) dry cocoa beans. The company buys cocoa beans, dries it and ferments it and then sells it to local buyers that have large stores. Farmers are paid depending on the sunshine type (1, 2 and 3). It also deals in vanilla.

Description: supports coffee and cocoa value chain farmers in Uganda in partnership with Rwenzori Farmers’ Cooperative Union (RFCU).

Contact Person: Gustav Gonget, Managing Director. Mob: +256 783 480 124. Email: ggonget@gmail.com.

Contact Person: Barbara Gonget, Administrator. Mob: +256 772 446 433. Email: barbaragonget@gmail.com.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/equatorchocolate.

Established in: 2018.

Founders: Gustav and Barbara Gonget.

Description: Equator Chocolate is among the first companies to add value to the locally grown cocoa beans to produce high quality chocolate for local and export purposes. The team aims at increasing visibility of the product brand; substitute imported chocolates in the country and increase export of locally finished products from Uganda. The firm currently participates in some MARKUP Project activities and events

Jinja
+256 701 287 739+256 701 287 739

Contact Person: Luya Samuel, General Secretary.

Description: A legally registered CBO that promotes cocoa production and marketing practices.

Bundibugyo

Contact Person: Maniraguha Emmanuel, Chairman. Mob: +256 752 439 245.

Bundibugyo

Description: Buyers and sellers of cocoa and vanilla.

Jinja
+256 754 419 338+256 754 419 338

Contact Person: Byamugisha. Mob: +256 754 419 338.

Contact Person: Namuganza Esther. Mob: +256 705 709 340.

Description: A legally registered CBO that promotes cocoa production and marketing practices

Contact Person: Geofrey Arinaitwe. Mob: +256 786 290 279. Email: aggarinaitwe@gmail.com.

Description: Established in 2018 and it processes coffee and cocoa AveniaGlo cosmetics and Gorumet Deluxe chocolates.

Description: ICAM owns a centre in Bundibugyo for cocoa collection, according to the most modern processing technique standards. It supports farmers with training in the latest farming know-how. Cocoa beans are processed to produce craft chocolates which are consumed locally and exported.

Contact Person: Mugenyi Musenze Robert, Ssenkulu (C.E.O). Mob: +256 752 612 516.

Contact Person: Sarah Nansubuga, Finance and Administration Officer. Mob: +256 703 642 480.

Twitter: @bucadef

Facebook: @bucadef

YouTube: BUCADEF

Product Brand: Emmwanyi Yaffe

Established in: 1997

Membership: Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), Uganda Small and Medium Enterprises Association (USSMEA), Uganda Association
of Private Vocational Institutions (UGAPRIVI) and Uganda Larges Scale Farmers Association (ULFA) among others.

Partnership with: Ministry of Water and Environment, Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries and Private Sector Foundation Uganda.

Networking Events: Uganda Coffee Day, Uganda Coffee Breakfasts, National Coffee Steering Committees and Uganda Trade Portal Development.

Interests: Access global market and increase visibility of the locally produced coffee and cocoa in Uganda.

Description: Through the Mmwanyi Terimba Programme, BUCADEF has been able to increase coffee production in the 26 Buganda Region Districts to 35% in 7 years. Cocoa has not been vibrant, however, now that the cocoa sector is getting amalgamated with UCDA, BUCADEF is also strategizing to get the cocoa producers publicized. BUCADEF is collaborating with selected Kiboko mills to bulk and process organized farmers’ coffee for value addition. BUCADEF is also into specialty coffee market, currently BUCADEF has groups of farmers wet-processing their coffee to meet the demands of specialty coffee market. The coffee that BUCADEF collects from the farmers is graded and marketed for its quantity and quality. BUCADEF has also ventured into roasting and has introduced Emmwanyi Yaffe coffee brand on the market to meet the growing demand of roast and ground coffee as well as to promote domestic coffee consumption.

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