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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: Bwambale Costa. Mob: +256 785 125 303.
Contact person: Sibayirwa Milton, Coordinator.Mob: +256 782 358 052.
Description: coffee growers.
Contact person: Robert Nuwagaba, Director. Mob: +256 784 634 430.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
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: Michael K., Director.
Description: Arabica and clonal coffee nursery
Description: Buyers and sellers of cocoa and vanilla.
GPS Coordinates: 0.70358, 30.07451.
Contact Person: Bakulirahe Yokonia, Director. Mob: +256 392 548 920, +256 705 311 585. Email: yokapapa1@gmail.com.
Contact Person: Sheraton Bwabale, Manager. Mob: +256 783 002 666.
Established in: 2002.
Membership: Uganda Cocoa Development Association.
Partnership: Value Chain Cocoa Project (Lead Implementing Partner in Bundibugyo).
Target: Cocoa Exporters and Processors.
Description: It deals in buying cocoa beans from farmers in any quantities, sun dries it to the acceptable moisture content and sells it to the exporters.
Contact Person: Maniraguha Emmanuel, Chairman. Mob: +256 752 439 245.
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.
Contact Person: Project Manager. Mob: +256 782 700 010.
Contact Person: Claire Mbambu, Administrator. Mob: +256 774 138 451.
Description: The aim of this project is to develop a vibrant and sustainable cocoa value chain in Bundibugyo district. It is a partnership between the Government of Uganda and the European Union through MARKUP initiative focused at addressing obstacles and challenges experienced in the cocoa value chain in relation to reduced production and productivity, harvest and post-harvest losses, market access and diversification into higher export markets for smallholders. The project will enhance market access to EU and other Africa Caribbean and Pacific countries by supporting private operators in the cocoa value chains to improve quality and quantity of the produce and retain premium prices for the same through niche export markets.
Description: exports organic/Utz certified cocoa produced by over 5,000 smallholder producers.
Contact Person: Nick Moss, Operations Manager. Mob: +256 752 755 069. Email: nick@escouganda.com.
Contact Person: Nick Francis. Mob: +256 772 855 266.
Established in: 1955 (but closed and crossed to DRC) and resumed in Uganda in 1970s.
Certifications: Fairtrade, EOS and NOP
Target market: UK and USA.
Interest: To increase visibility locally and internationally among the cocoa stakeholders and be part strong partners for the government as Uganda establishes policies for the sub-sector.
Description: Buyers and exporters of cocoa, moringa, vanilla and chillies.
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
Contact person: Robert Nuwagaba, Director. Mob: +256 784 634 430.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact person: Richard K., Manager operator. Mob: +256 786 905 314.
Contact person: JohnBosco Kaliisa, Director. Mob: +256 772 658 709.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery operator.
Contact Person: Dr. Ian Thomas John Clarke, Founder.
Partners: Pearl Capital Partners, Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), UGACOF, IFDC e.t.c.
Description: Clarke Farm is a 1,500acre farm located in Katambale, Kyarusozi Kyenjojo district in Uganda. Approximately half the farm is planted in Robusta coffee. The farm consists of The Coffee Lodge for tourism purposes. It also processes, roasts and packages coffee for both local consumption and export purposes.
Contact Person: Patrick Tibasiimwa, Owner. Email: ptibasiimwa@gmail.com.
Contact Person: Bahati Robert. Mob: +256 781 377 004.
Description: Since 2010, the farmer owns a Robusta coffee plantation and sells it to nearby coffee milling factories. His interest is to network with other farmers and learn how to form a farmers’ group that can benefit from government and other development coffee programs
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.
Contact person: Edson Kushaba, Director. Mob: +256 779 934 133.
Description: Coffee nursery.
Contact person: Ogen C., Supervisor. Mob: +256 776 934 191.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact person: Robert Nuwagaba, Director. Mob: +256 784 634 430.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact person: Robert Nuwagaba, Director. Mob: +256 784 634 430.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact person: Senjovu Dan, Director. Mob: +256 701 930 716.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery.
Contact person: Mugisha Dan. Mob: +256 776 844 654.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact person: Nanukunda Doreen, Director. Mob: +256 774 286 306.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery
Contact person: Julian Adyeri, Chairperson. Mob: +256 702 434 526.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery operator.
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: Jonathan Siwa, Chairperson. Mob: +256 753 663 794.
Description: Arabica Coffee Nursery Operator
Contact person: Rev. Robert Busiku, Chairperson. Mob: +256 775 489 251.
Description: Arabica coffee Nursery Operator
Contact person: Samuel Obulaka, Chairperson. Mob: +256 772 512 051.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery operator.
Contact person: Nyamutale Charles, Director. Mob: +256 772 470 927.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery operator
Contact person: Adinas Nyakiriri, Chairperson. Mob: +256 774 031 871.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery operator.
Contact person: Coasta M., Chairperson. Mob: +256 782 234 401.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery operator.
Contact person: Walter Okello. Mob: +256 772 595 705.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery operator.
Contact person: Richard K., Manager operator. Mob: +256 786 905 314.
Contact person: JohnBosco Kaliisa, Director. Mob: +256 772 658 709.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery operator.
Contact person: Acidri Manasseh, Director.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery operator.
Contact person: Isaac Alema, Managing Director.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery operator.
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
