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: 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.
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.
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.
Growing and processing of coffee,cafe roasting
KiM Coffee Roasters Uganda is a registered High – Value Specialty & Exceptional Coffee Distributors & Roasters of Both Arabica and Robusta Coffee varieties in Uganda – East Africa, Established out of curiosity by the Directors to research More abt the Possible Pros/cons of consuming Coffee with a Focus not only on the flavor attributes & texture of the drink but basically on the potential Beneficial effects of Coffee on Human Health.
Contact Person: Geofrey Arinaitwe. Mob: +256 786 290 279. Email: aggarinaitwe@gmail.com.
Description: Established in 2018 and it processes coffee and cocoa AveniaGlo cosmetics and Gorumet Deluxe chocolates.
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: Ezra Biyara, Director.
Description: Since 2015, Ezra BR Agency has been buying good quality cocoa beans from farmers and selling it to exporting companies. The agency currently supplies to African Trade Winds. It is seeking for more customers interested in locally grown cocoa.
Description: FAO works with different stakeholders to promote cocoa and coffee value chains in Uganda.
GPS Coordinates: 0.4499, 33.6904.
Contact Person: Moses Batibwe, Factory owner.
Established in: 2009. Member of: Busoga Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited. It buys, mills and sells Robusta coffee.
Contact Person: Maniraguha Emmanuel, Chairman. Mob: +256 752 439 245.
Contact Person: Monica Kyiguli, Cocoa farm owner.
Language: Luganda. Description: owns 5acre cocoa plantation in Luwombo.
GPS Coordinates: 0.17272, 30.08108. Other districts: Bundibugyo, Kampala.
Contact Person: Bwambale Constantine, Director. Mob: +256 772 482 248.
Contact Person: Muhimbi Fred Kule, Administrative Cashier. Mob: +256 787 504 388. Email: fmuhimbi@gmail.com
Established in: 1994.
Member of: Uganda Cocoa Exporters Association and Uganda Manufacturers Association.
Interest: To access international markets.
Description: Buyers and exporters of cocoa, coffee, rice and papain
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