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: Kenneth Barigye, Managing Director. Email: kbarigye@mountainharvest.com.
Contact Person: Nico Herr, Coffee Quality and Marketing Manager.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZudiHiIO5L7riKxHJbuJRg
Established in: 2017.
Certifications: USDA Organic
Awards: Best of the Pearl Winners in Natural, Honey and Washed years 2021 and 2022
Membership: Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), International Women’s Coffee Association (IWCA), African Fines Coffees Association (AFCA) and Uganda Coffee Federation (UCF).
Participate in Networking Events: SCA Expo, World of Coffee, Roasters Guild Retreat and Golden Bean among other events.
Target market: Specialty coffee buyers interested in intriguing coffee profiles that have impact.
Description: Our vision is bold and so is our approach. Mountain Harvest is driven by the belief that what tastes best in your cup can and should provide a living income for farmers and be sustainable for the environment. To achieve this, we must deliver quality coffee for quality impact. High on the slopes of Uganda’s fertile mountains, Mountain Harvest is working side-by-side with farmers to produce the country’s best Arabica coffee “coffee that not only tastes great, but fuels a higher quality of life for farmers, their families, and the soil beneath their feet”. Mountain Harvest buys coffee from farmer cooperatives for export purposes.
Contact Person: Luyombo Muluya Phillip, Chairman. Description: Robusta coffee growers.
Contact Person: Abdel Rahim Gabriel and Muhamad Adam Jabriel.
Description: coffee processor and exporter
Description: a global platform bringing together stakeholders in the coffee sector to address sustainability issues.
Contact: Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
Description: Coffee processors and exporters.
Contact Person: C A Adinaravana Balcha.
Description: coffee processor and exporter
Contact Person: Timothy Ahimbisibwe, Director. Mob: +256 706 717 246. Email: ahimbstim28@gmail.com.
Twitter: @RedAntsCoffeeUG
Established: 2018.
Standardization: UNBS.
Interest: it aims at reaching a wider customer base and develop strategic partnerships.
Description: Deals in buying, processing and selling Robusta coffee powder under the brand name of Red Ants Coffee which is sold to cafes and hotels. The company was the 3rd Best of Robusta Coffee in 2021 as recognized by UCDA. The firm sources most of its coffee from Bwenda Coffee Farmers and Traders. Some of their partners include: CURAD and MARKUP. They aim at increasing awareness their brand visibility in Uganda’s market.
Contact: East & Central Africa office, Kenya.
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.
Contact Person: Mukama Mustafa Yahaya, Manager.
Established in: 2013.
Target market: Produce buyers with cash and can afford to pay in advance.
Interest: To connect with customers and boost sales of the business.
Description: Buys, mills and sells Robusta and Arabic coffee, rice, maize and poultry feeds. Coffee husks are sold to Kenya.
Contact Person: Masa Charles Frank.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Elgon Roast are the producers of the best locally roasted and ground Arabica coffee in Uganda. Our products are certified for quality by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), and include 15g sachets, 50g and 150g bags. Quantities beyond that are made on special order. We also provide roasting services.
GPS Coordinates: -0.54284, 30.14831.
Contact Person: Abel Bangumya, Managing Director.
Description: Coffee processors and buyers
Contact Person: Mugenyi Musenze Robert, Ssenkulu (C.E.O). Mob: +256 752 612 516.
Contact Person: Sarah Nansubuga, Finance and Administration Officer. Mob: +256 703 642 480.
Twitter: @bucadef
Facebook: @bucadef
YouTube: BUCADEF
Product Brand: Emmwanyi Yaffe
Established in: 1997
Membership: Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), Uganda Small and Medium Enterprises Association (USSMEA), Uganda Association
of Private Vocational Institutions (UGAPRIVI) and Uganda Larges Scale Farmers Association (ULFA) among others.
Partnership with: Ministry of Water and Environment, Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries and Private Sector Foundation Uganda.
Networking Events: Uganda Coffee Day, Uganda Coffee Breakfasts, National Coffee Steering Committees and Uganda Trade Portal Development.
Interests: Access global market and increase visibility of the locally produced coffee and cocoa in Uganda.
Description: Through the Mmwanyi Terimba Programme, BUCADEF has been able to increase coffee production in the 26 Buganda Region Districts to 35% in 7 years. Cocoa has not been vibrant, however, now that the cocoa sector is getting amalgamated with UCDA, BUCADEF is also strategizing to get the cocoa producers publicized. BUCADEF is collaborating with selected Kiboko mills to bulk and process organized farmers’ coffee for value addition. BUCADEF is also into specialty coffee market, currently BUCADEF has groups of farmers wet-processing their coffee to meet the demands of specialty coffee market. The coffee that BUCADEF collects from the farmers is graded and marketed for its quantity and quality. BUCADEF has also ventured into roasting and has introduced Emmwanyi Yaffe coffee brand on the market to meet the growing demand of roast and ground coffee as well as to promote domestic coffee consumption.
Contact person: Rev. Robert Busiku, Chairperson. Mob: +256 775 489 251.
Description: Arabica coffee Nursery Operator
Contact Person: Kagga Badru, Board Secretary. Description: Robusta coffee growers.
Contact person: Robert Nuwagaba, Director. Mob: +256 784 634 430.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
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