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: 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
Contact Person: Stephen Sembuya Magulu, CEO.
Description: the company produces locally made chocolates. It was formerly called Pink Foods Industries Ltd.
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Ugandan chocolate company taps into growing regional demand with cheaper pricing
Description: coffee processor and exporter
Contact Person: Brian Sengendo.
Deals in soil sampling, analysis and testing for better production of crops including coffee; outsourcing services for managing coffee farms among other crops.
Literature on how to grow cocoa in Uganda (Webpage: https://naads.or.ug/crop/seeds/cocoa/).
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
Established: 1997. Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Description: Currently partnering with United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and Government of Uganda (GoU) in managing grantees in Uganda within coffee sub-sector
Contact Person: Costantine Bwambale, Chairman. Mob: +256 772 482 248.
Contact Person: Tantine Masika, Secretary. Mob: +256 779 777 252.
Established: 2001.
Partners: Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU).
Description: Association that deals in cocoa nursery seedlings, agro-inputs and seek markets for its members. Its aim is to improve the quality of cocoa being produced and increase the production and export volumes of cocoa from Uganda.
Description: a global platform bringing together stakeholders in the coffee sector to address sustainability issues.
Description: research development organization within agricultural sector including coffee.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Deals in specialty coffee shop/cafe that also sells coffee making equipment
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
Contact Person: Rose Kato Nakayenga.
Founded: 1984.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.