Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgriShareUG/.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgriShare_UG.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jgyk2eojBU.
Contact Person: Paul Zaake, Managing Director. Mob: +256 759 260 260, +256 779 627 992. Email: paul.zaake@agrishare.co.ug.
Contact Person: Caroline Nalubwama, Marketing Officer. Mob: +256 779 906 962. Email: caroline.nalubwama@agrishare.co.ug.
Description: AgriShare connects coffee and cocoa farmers to land for rent, tractors, irrigation, farm workers, trucks, and processing equipment. AgriShare Uganda Ltd provides services through AgriShare App, AgriShare web portal (www.agrishare. app), Agents and Customer Centre. Currently we operate in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Contact Person: Emmanuel Iyamulemye Niyibigira, Managing Director. Email: emmanuel.iyamulemye@ugandacoffee.go.ug.
Description: The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is a government agency responsible for regulating all “on” and “off” coffee farm activities. UCDA’s mission is to facilitate increase in quality coffee production, productivity, and consumption. The agency is also responsible for providing license to businesses that export coffee out of Uganda among other activities.
Contact person: Mugisha Dan, Secretary General.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact person: Nabukobe Robinah Catherine, Director.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact Person: Owor Lino Ogora, farmer owner/manager.
Founded: 2019. Description: 20 acres of Robusta. under cultivation
Location: Kijaria village, Nyambiri parish, Kuluba sub-county, Koboko.
Contact person: Ayiko Rodies, Director. Mob: +256 705 063 991.
Description: Robusta Coffee Nursery Operator.
Contact Person: Ndebesa Fred.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Contact Person: Leopold Mumbere, Regional Coffee and Cocoa Director in East Africa. Mob: +243990 956 184. Email: leopold.mumbere@rikolto.org
Contact Person: Stan Lietaer, Coffee and Cocoa Business Development (Uganda). Email: stan.lietaer@rikolto.org.
Established in: 1958 under the name “Vredeseilenanden” in Belgium and since 1995 in Uganda under the name “VECO”.
Award: VUFO’s Certificate of Merit in 2021 (https://vietnam.rikolto.org/en/news/rikolto-awarded-vufos-certificate-merit-2021)
Membership: Beyond Chocolate.
Partnership: Belgian Government, European Union, NAAC, AMEA, SHONA, DOEN foundation, Kyaninga Forest Foundation, SWT e.t.c.
Target beneficiaries: Smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers in Western Uganda (Albertine rift area).
Interest: To link up with all the relevant actors in coffee and cocoa, to see what is possible to contribute to sustainable growth in both value chains.
Description: Rikolto is an International NGO supporting smallholder farmers in different agricultural value chains, including coffee and cocoa. In the region, we have experience in both crops in DRC, and are looking to start up activities in Uganda. Rikolto uses a holistic agroforestry approach, making the smallholder farmer a valuable and resilient part of the value chain. We strengthen their linkage to markets and financial services, while applying Inclusive Business principles. Resilience requires a focus on food security, climate change mitigation and financial literacy.
Contact Person: Nangoli Martin.
Description: Coffee processor and exporter.
GPS Coordinates: 1.05342, 34.34892. Contact Person: Samuel Wakinya, Chairperson. Mob: +256 778 097 293, +256 751 533 313. Email: wakinyasam@gmail.com.
Contact Person: Wamboka Abner Shadrach. Mob: +256 779 329 517.
Founded in: May, 2010 by ten primary cooperatives.
Certification: Fairtrade. Partners: Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) and United States African Development Foundation (USADF).
Interest: networking with other coffee stakeholders for better markets.
Description: Bushika is on the secondary level cooperative of farmers growing Arabic coffee in the highland on the slopes of Mt. Elgon at 1,500 to 2000 meters above sea level. Its coffee has a cupping score of 80 to 86. They produce different coffee varieties (SL 14 and SL 25).
Contact Person: Kabunga Daniel Kizito.
Coffee processor and exporter
Contact Person: Ponsianno Ssenyonyi, Chairman. Coffee farmers.
GPS Coordinates: -0.26773, 31.64644.
Contact Person: Ssembajjwe Daniel, Treasurer Board. Mob: +256 782 520 839, +256 702 138 889.
Certification: Fairtrade.
Established: 1995.
Partners: UCDA, Solidaridad, Nordic Climate Facility (NCF), BTC Uganda, AgriTerra, USADF, UGACOF, UDB, UDET e.t.c.
Description: It consists of over 2,000 farmers that produce, process and sell natural Robusta coffee. It produces and packages roasted and ground coffee.
Contact: Volcafe Group.
Certifications: Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, 4C Association, IQNet Management system, ISO 9001:2008 e.t.c.
Description: Coffee processor and exporter. It is a member of Volcafe coffee group.
GPS Coordinates: 0.18882, 30.09361.
Twitter: @kiimafoods.
Facebook: @kiimafoods.
Contact Person: Baita Francis, Director. Mob: +256 772 382 498. Email: kulebaita@gmail.com
Contact Person: Muhindo Edith, Deputy Director. Mob: +256 774 802 690. Email: muhindo0edith@gmail.com
Contact Person: Thembo Charles, NBS Field Project Officer. Mob: +256 783 907 115.
Founded: 1995.
Partners: NOGAMU, KRC and SATNET.
Current projects (2022): 5-year MoU with Kasese District Local Government in monitoring the activities implemented in the district; InnovateUK for minigrid solar panel project; WWF- nature based solutions project.
Interest: Network with local and international stakeholders, donors, partners and collaborators.
Description: Support organized registered primary cooperatives to grow into unions within coffee, maize and beans.
Contact person: Walter Okello. Mob: +256 772 595 705.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery operator.
GPS Coordinates: 0.4499, 33.6904.
Contact Person: Moses Batibwe, Factory owner.
Established in: 2009. Member of: Busoga Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited. It buys, mills and sells Robusta coffee.
Contact Person: Jesse Wasolo.
Description: The firm initiated in 2020 and it offers ecological soil and plant solutions especially to coffee farmers. It is interested in networking and partnership to widen its market beyond eastern Uganda.
Contact Person: Shalendra Kundra.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Coffee House,
Plot 35 Jinja Road,
P.O.Box 7267,Kampala, Uganda
Tel: (+256)-414-256940 / 312-260470
Fax: +256-414-256994
Email: info@ugandacoffee.go.ug