GPS Coordinates (Sheema): -0.58168, 30.38865.
Collection Centre (Ishaka): -0.54254, 30.14845.
Profile Videos: https://youtu.be/lByYilLCe2Y
Contact Person: John Nuwagaba, Managing Director. Mob: +256 772 000 000.
Email: john.n@acpcultd.com, jmnuwa@yahoo.com.
Contact Person: Stanley Maniragaba, Operations Manager. Email: stanley.m@acpcultd.com.
Certifications: Fairtrade, USDA Organic, Rainforest Alliance and Carbon Neutral.
Standardization: ISO, HACCP.
Awards: Best of the Pearl Robust 2021, Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies in Uganda 2015/2016, Best Special Category 2018/2019.
Membership: Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA), Uganda Coffee Federation (UCF), Uganda Fairtrade Network (UFN).
Participate in Networking Events: African Fines Coffee Association Expo (AFCA), Specialty Coffee of Europe, BIOFACH trade fair
for organics food and Specialty Coffee Expo organized by Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) among other events.
Target market: Europe, Japan and North America.
Partners: aBi Development Ltd, United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and Rabobank.
Established in: 2006.
Description: ACPCU is a farmer-owned coffee cooperative union consisting of 20 primary cooperatives and over 8,200 members. It deals in coffee extension, procurement, processing and export of green beans. It is a certified fair trade exporter of specialty organic coffee. The cooperative was certified by CERES GmbH for processing and exporting coffee. It exports some of its coffee to Germany among other countries. It deals in both Arabica and Robusta coffee grown in South Western Uganda within areas of Bushenyi, Sheema, Ntungamo, Ibanda, Rubirizi and Mbarara. ACPCU has a capacity of selling over 200 containers annually. It runs a coffee nursery project to supply quality coffee seedlings to its farmers. ACPCU does different corporate social responsibility activities within the communities in health, finance, education, environment, energy and organic farming.
Contact person: Tusiime Rosette.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact person: Robert Nuwagaba, Director. Mob: +256 784 634 430.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact person: Nanukunda Doreen, Director. Mob: +256 774 286 306.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery
Contact Person: Jimmy Njoroge Kibinge. Country Director. Mob: +256 758 749 415. Email: jimmy@longmilescoffee.com.
Contact Person: Ritah Masika, Finance and Admin Manager. Mob: +256 781 465 735.
Established: 2021.
Founder: Ben Carlson.
Partnership with: Mt. Rwenzori Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Union.
Networking Event: SCAA Expo and AFCA
Target market: USA, Sweden, UK and Australia.
Interests: Looking for opportunities to network with other coffee producers and institutions.
Description: Producers of coffee and buyers of red cherry which is processed through washing stations and prepared for export
Contact person: Mugisha Dan. Mob: +256 776 844 654.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact person: Nyamutale Charles, Director. Mob: +256 772 470 927.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery operator
Contact person: Winnifred Namwirya, Director.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
GPS Coordinates: 0.17272, 30.08108. Other districts: Bundibugyo, Kampala.
Contact Person: Bwambale Constantine, Director. Mob: +256 772 482 248.
Contact Person: Muhimbi Fred Kule, Administrative Cashier. Mob: +256 787 504 388. Email: fmuhimbi@gmail.com
Established in: 1994.
Member of: Uganda Cocoa Exporters Association and Uganda Manufacturers Association.
Interest: To access international markets.
Description: Buyers and exporters of cocoa, coffee, rice and papain
Description: coffee growers, processors and exporters
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: Jerald Ampumurize, Director.
Description: Deals in buying and selling of cocoa beans since 2020.
Profile video: https://youtu.be/DDr4ejbkQcQ
Contact Person: Baluku Paineto, Managing Director.
Established: 1999.
Description: BJCU produces, processes and exports organic fully washed Arabica coffee from Rwenzori mountains. Its coffee is branded as “Owemba” which is grown at elevation of 1,400 to 2,200 meters above the sea level. The cooperative consists of over 5,500 members who grow and mill fair trade organic certified washed Arabica coffee. It consists of certifications provided by FLO, EU and NOP Organic. It processes coffee through micro-washing stations and dry it on raised beds under cover. The coffee harvest season is September to December for main season and from February to May for fly harvests. Its annual production is about 15 to 22 containers.
Contact person: Edson Kushaba, Director. Mob: +256 779 934 133.
Description: Coffee nursery.
Email: bukonzoorg@gmail.com. Contact Person: Jacinta Bwambale Kabugho.
Partners: BTC, BD, aBi Development Ltd, Lutheran World Relief (LWR), NUCAFE, USADF, PURPROJET, AGRITERRA and Kiima Foods among others. Description: BOCU is a union composed of 13 primary cooperatives founded in 2009. It consists of 2,552 farmers who produce certified fair trade organic specialty hand-picked Arabica coffee grown from the foothills of Rwenzori mountains in western Uganda at the elevation between 1,200 and 2,000 meters. It grows SL28 and SL14 coffee varieties grown in old tectonic soil. Main harvests happen between August to November and fly crop is in March up to May. It produces 15 containers per year through its 46 micro washing stations. It supports the local communities through beekeeping, SACCOs, energy cook stoves, passion fruits e.t.c
GPS Coordinates: -0.54303, 30.14819.
Contact Person: Arinaitwe Denis, manager, Ishaka. Mob: +256 772 199 362.
Contact Person: Misege David, Supervisor. Mob: +256 782 411 518.
Established in: 1999.
Description: Buys Robusta and Arabica coffee from farmers and traders, mills and sell buyers and exporters.
GPS Coordinates: 0.17272, 30.08108. Other districts: Bundibugyo, Kampala.
Contact Person: Bwambale Constantine, Director. Mob: +256 772 482 248.
Contact Person: Muhimbi Fred Kule, Administrative Cashier. Mob: +256 787 504 388. Email: fmuhimbi@gmail.com
Established in: 1994.
Member of: Uganda Cocoa Exporters Association and Uganda Manufacturers Association.
Interest: To access international markets.
Description: Buyers and exporters of cocoa, coffee, rice and papain
GPS Coordinates: -0.54164, 30.14822.
Contact Person: Bahati Yassin, Director.
Contact Person: Matovu Hussein, Manager. Mob: +256 784 421 717, +256 757 050 995. Email: husseinmatovu@gmail.com.
Established in: 2018.
Interest: connect with more exporters.
Description: buys and bulks Robusta and Arabic coffee from farmers and traders, mills coffee and sells it to buyers who are exporters.
GPS Coordinates: -0.54284, 30.14831.
Contact Person: Abel Bangumya, Managing Director.
Description: Coffee processors and buyers
Contact Person: Owen Mugabe. Mob: +256 752 979 180, +256 779 425 789.
Contact Person: Samuel. Mob: +256 705 628 532.
Description: Coffee millers and traders.
Description: coffee growers, processors and exporters
Contact Person: Seith Mpamize, Chairperson. Mob: +256 774 682 630. Email: smpamize@yahoo.com.
Contact Person: Penina Twebirwe, Treasurer. Mob: +256 782 907 969.
Contact Person: Baalde Bernard, Secretary. Mob: +256 773 562 096.
Established: 2019.
Membership: Ntungamo Coffee Growers Cooperative Union.
Description: It deals in sensitization of farmers on good agriculture practices, bulking of coffee and collective bargaining of coffee after hulling.
GPS Coordinates: -0.55352 30.20956.
Contact Person: Emmanuel Kweyunga, Farm owner.
Description: Grows over 5 acres of coffee intercropped with bananas, beans and pumpkin.
Email: bukonzoorg@gmail.com. Contact Person: Jacinta Bwambale Kabugho.
Partners: BTC, BD, aBi Development Ltd, Lutheran World Relief (LWR), NUCAFE, USADF, PURPROJET, AGRITERRA and Kiima Foods among others. Description: BOCU is a union composed of 13 primary cooperatives founded in 2009. It consists of 2,552 farmers who produce certified fair trade organic specialty hand-picked Arabica coffee grown from the foothills of Rwenzori mountains in western Uganda at the elevation between 1,200 and 2,000 meters. It grows SL28 and SL14 coffee varieties grown in old tectonic soil. Main harvests happen between August to November and fly crop is in March up to May. It produces 15 containers per year through its 46 micro washing stations. It supports the local communities through beekeeping, SACCOs, energy cook stoves, passion fruits e.t.c
Contact Person: Niwahebwa Nelson, Managing Director.
Established: 1958. It deals in coffee exporting, processing, grading and marketing
Contact Person: Emmanuel Kweyunga, Managing Director.
Email: emmanuel.kweyuga@gmail.com.
Description: It raises coffee seedlings and other tree seedlings in its own nursery bed centre. The centre has the capacity of producing over 2million tree seedlings.
Contact Person: Evas Atuhwera, Sales Agronomist.
Description: Coffee seedlings supply, agro-inputs supply, consultancy for organic certification, farmer training, business linkage services and farm clinics/plant doctor services.
GPS Coordinates (Sheema): -0.58168, 30.38865.
Description: It is owned by Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union Ltd and certified by UCDA. It consists of different varieties such as: Robusta elite, Coffee wilt resistant varieties/clones and shade trees.
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
