Description: Arabica coffee nursery
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.
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: Coasta M., Chairperson. Mob: +256 782 234 401.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery operator.
Contact Person: Bwambale Costa. Mob: +256 785 125 303.
Contact person: Sibayirwa Milton, Coordinator.Mob: +256 782 358 052.
Description: coffee growers.
Contact person: Mugisha Dan. Mob: +256 776 844 654.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Description: Buyers and sellers of cocoa and vanilla.
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.
Description: exports organic/Utz certified cocoa produced by over 5,000 smallholder producers.
Contact Person: Maniraguha Emmanuel, Chairman. Mob: +256 752 439 245.
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.
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: Winnifred Namwirya, Director.
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: Jerald Ampumurize, Director.
Description: Deals in buying and selling of cocoa beans since 2020.
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: Richard Twebaze, Director.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery, coffee grower and cocoa farmer.
AGT Laboratories Ltd
Contact Person: Erostus Nsubuga, C.E.O. Mobile: +256 772 585 211. Email: nerostus@gmail.com
Sales Team: sales@agtafrica.com.
Description: AGT produces tissue cultured plantlets of coffee for commercial purposes among other crops