GPS Coordinates: 0.21469, 32.43611.
Contact Person: Buule Ronald, Executive Director. Mob: +256 772 929 680. Email: ronald.buule@cecofa.org.
Contact Person: Vivian Namata, Human Resource Administrator. Mob: +256 703 806 194. Email: nv@cecofa.org.
Certifications: Fairtrade, 4C Association and Rainforest Alliance.
Networking Events: SCAA, AFCA and SCAE.
Partners: United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and Uganda Development Trust (UDET).
Interest: increase visibility of their farmers’ coffee to more markets.
Description: CECOFA was established in 2017 and it buys Robusta coffee from farmers in the different areas (Wakiso, Masaka, Bukuya and Luweero) which is sold to different markets. The company offers training on the best agricultural practices, post-harvesting handling, gender training and sessions on climatic changes in
Agriculture.
Contact Person: Andrew Wakabi, Business Development. Mob: +256 756 232 529. Email: Andrew.Wakabi@cevalogistics.com.
Description: clearing & forwarding.
Contact Person: Ysakor Hailesselassie Hailu, Country Representative. Mob: +256 756 080 402. Email: selassie@agriterra.org.
Contact Person: Jasper Spikker, Regional Manager. Email: uganda@agriterra.org.
Established: in 1997 by the Dutch farmer organizations like ZLTO, LTO, NCR among others.
Partners: Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) and Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC).
Networking events: Harvest Money Expo.
Target market: Cooperatives
Interest: To network with development partners
Description: Agriterra is an Agri agency that provides high quality hands-on advice, training and exchange services to cooperatives and farmer organizations with an aim to improve the socio-economic conditions of the people in the rural areas.
Contact Person: Executive Director.
Contact Person: Jeffrey Steinberg. Email: info@latitudetrade.co.
Established: 2016.
Certification: Certified B Corporation, Organic Certification (US NOP and EU).
Description: Latitude is a social enterprise in Uganda producing and exporting specialty cocoa, bean to bar chocolate and cocoa derivatives. The company works with over 5000 certified organic cocoa farmers in Uganda to provide training and a stable market for wet cacao purchased directly from registered farmers at rural village collection points. Latitude operates central fermentation and drying facilities for the production of fully traceable specialty cocoa from several regions of Uganda, supplying chocolate companies in the US, EU and Asia markets. Latitude also produces its own bean to bar chocolate brand (Latitude Craft Chocolate), cocoa powder and cocoa butter at its factories in Kampala for sale in East Africa, US, EU and Japan markets.
Contact Person: Charles K. Kato, Regional Representative.
Mob: +256 772 918 282.
Description: official partners for Delta Technology Corporation- USA that deals in color sorting equipment for coffee, rice, cereals, sim sim, seeds, nuts, pulses e.t.c. and Kaeser-Germany that supplies air compressors.
Contact: Sucafina Uganda.
Web: https://sucafina.com/na/news/uganda-harvest-update.
Description: Coffee processors and exporters.
Contact: Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
Description: Coffee processors and exporters.
It distributes agrochemicals
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Contact Person: Anold Ananura.
GPS Coordinates: 0.3216, 32.61279.
Established: 2019.
Description: Deals in manufacturing calcium carbonate powder which is used in making fertilizers, soil sweeteners and dolomitic agricultural lime for green healthier coffee plants.
Balton distributes and sells agrochemicals (fertilizer foliar nutrients, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides); irrigation kits and knapsack sprayers.
GPS Coordinates: 0.32138, 32.61264.
Contact Person: Samson Emong, Operations Manager. Mob: +256 788 703 915. Email: se@cafeafrica.org.
Description: supports the identification of national coffee sector strategies and their implementation along with the major coffee stakeholders.
GPS Coordinates: 0.31637, 32.61733.
Contact Person: Peter Zzabasajja, Head Machinery Sales.
Mob: +256 772 602 273. Email: rbtayume@gmail.com.
Contact Person: Okuyo Nel Hillel, Technical Sales.
Mob: +256 773 087 252. Email: asdtechnical.uganda@brazafricgroup.com.
Offices in: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda.
Description: BrazAfric was established in 1996. It is one of the largest suppliers of coffee processing equipment within Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania from primary processing to drying, milling, color sorting, roasting and packaging. Equipment include: portable coffee moisture testers; shade nets for coffee nurseries; manual sprayers; shears and saws for pruning coffee; machetes; digital weighing scales; weighing bridges; semi-automatic scales; irrigation systems; spittoons for coffee cup testing; sample trays, spoon, sieve, cups for coffee samples in laboratory; coffee sample huller; coffee sample grinder; coffee sample roaster; bag stitching machine with conveyer; and electronic color sorters for detecting defective coffee beans among other equipment. BrazAfric also runs coffee related projects to solve clients’ problems.
Contact Person: Robert Kabushenga, Farm owner.
Description: Sun dried, roasted Robusta coffee farm grown in the hills of central Uganda. Packed coffee can be ordered and purchased online through Jumia.
Description: Coffee and cocoa processors and exporters.
Contact Person: Telis Nicolaides, Managing Director. Email: andreas@greatlakescoffee.co.ug.
Description: Coffee processor and exporter
GPS Coordinates: 0.3504, 32.6641.
Contact Person: Sabiiti Bernard, Director.
Contact Person: Triumph Nimbareeba, Exports Manager and Logistics. Mob: +256 774 850 847, +256 704 300 697. Email: triumphbesmarkcoffee@gmail.com.
Description: Coffee processor and exporter
Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) Ltd is an umbrella organization for all cooperatives in Uganda established in 1961. It serves as the voice of the cooperative movement at both national and international level with a mandate to recommend to government on matters of policy relating to cooperatives arbitration (settlement of disputes) advocate.
GPS Coordinates: 0.25744, 32.79181.
Contact Person: Arinaitwe Geoffrey, Director. Mob: +256 782 278 389. Email: directornacori@gmail.com.
Contact Person: Chemutai Job, Cocoa. Mob: +256 787 168 395, +256 704 396 803.
Contact Person: Dr. Kagezi Godfrey, Coffee. Mob: +256 776 182 788, +256 704 182 788.
Description: NACORI develops coffee tissue plantlets which are being supplied to UCDA that latr distributes them to different certified nursery operators across the country.
Description: FAO works with different stakeholders to promote cocoa and coffee value chains in Uganda.
Contact: Delegation of the European Uganda to Uganda.
Description: EU supports different activities along the coffee and cocoa value chains among other sub-sectors in partnership with the Government of Uganda
Description: aBi finance various activities along the coffee value chain in Uganda
Contact: East & Central Africa office, Kenya.
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.
Description: supports coffee and cocoa value chain farmers in Uganda in partnership with Rwenzori Farmers’ Cooperative Union (RFCU).
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: Doreen Rweihangwe, President. Email: doreen.rweihangwe@ugandacoffee.co.ug
Contact Person: Rebecca Kisolo, Vice President. Email: rebeccakisolo@gmail.com.
Description: empowers women to participate in the coffee production chain so as to increase their household incomes and improve their livelihoods
Description: research development organization within agricultural sector including coffee.
GPS Coordinates: 0.34868, 32.68928.
Office Branch: Kabanyolo, Gayaza, Wakiso.
Email: curad.curad@gmail.com.
Contact Person: Apollo Ssegawa, Managing Director. Mob: +256 787 984 028. Email: asegawa@curadincubator.org
Description: CURAD hosts incubates who are involved in processing and roasting of the locally produced coffee.
GPS Coordinates: 0.32138, 32.61264.
Contact Person: Samson Emong, Operations Manager. Mob: +256 788 703 915. Email: se@cafeafrica.org.
Description: supports the identification of national coffee sector strategies and their implementation along with the major coffee stakeholders.
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
