Description: coffee processor and exporter.
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: Stephen Sembuya Magulu, CEO.
Description: the company produces locally made chocolates. It was formerly called Pink Foods Industries Ltd.
In News: [Uganda chocolate company taps into growing regional demand with cheaper pricing]
Ugandan chocolate company taps into growing regional demand with cheaper pricing
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: Currently partnering with United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and Government of Uganda (GoU) in managing grantees in Uganda within coffee sub-sector
Description: a global platform bringing together stakeholders in the coffee sector to address sustainability issues.
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
Established: 1997. Description: coffee processor and exporter.
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: 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.
Contact Person: Teddy Namaganda, AG. Executive Director and PA to Group CEO. Mob: +256 788 720 417. Email: tnamaganda@africacoffeeacademy.com.
Contact Person: Hellen Mirembe, Chief Operations Officer. Mob: +256 702 817 060. Email: hmirembe@africacoffeeacademy.com.
Facebook page: AfricaCoffeeACA.
Twitter handle: @AfricaCoffeeACA.
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9UcWLF3I-c
Members to: Uganda Coffee Federation (UCF), Africa Fine Coffees Association (AFCA), Centre for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED)
Networking Event: AFCA Conferences.
Partners with: Great Lakes Coffee- Uganda, CBI- Netherlands, aBi Trust, Solidaridad, USAID, Hivos
Target market: Regional and International Coffee Value Chain Actors.
Interest: To widen ACA’s networks and increase its visibility to the entire coffee value chain actors to provide them with support for a Total Coffee Experience from the Garden up to the Cup through educating, training, and other high-value professional services.
Description: Africa Coffee Academy (ISO 9001; 2008) is an independent source of coffee knowledge consultancy, training, and direct services. At Africa Coffee Academy [ACA] Coffee is our business. ACA is a private sector-led initiative that aims at providing professional, business, and technical support to the coffee value chain to ensure compliance to ensure resilience and profitable coffee enterprises through organized training, research, coaching and mentoring, advisory and technical services in the entire value chain. ACA offers the following courses: Coffee Agronomy; Barista Course; Coffee Trading and Entrepreneurship; Coffee Sustainability; Coffee Quality Management; Training of trainers; Coffee Price Risk Management; SPS Management and Selling Skills Course.
ACA also provides private contract third party quality assurance services to coffee exporters and farmer associations that include Savannah Commodities Ltd, Kampala Domestic Stores Ltd, Star Cafe, Kyagalanyi Coffee and NUCAFE and international buyers including; TATA Coffee of India, CTCS (UK), Africa Tea & Coffee of Mombasa Kenya, Altimo and Supremo both of Belgium.
The Academy has built strategic linkages with the key players in the coffee value chain. ACA has also provided worked with smallholder producers from; the National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE), African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA); Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union, Tororo based One Café, Budadiri Arabica Coffee Factory Ltd. (BACFL).
Contact Person: Kabunga Daniel Kizito.
Coffee processor and exporter
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.
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.
Contact Person: Andrew Wakabi, Business Development. Mob: +256 756 232 529. Email: Andrew.Wakabi@cevalogistics.com.
Description: clearing & forwarding.
Description: Currently partnering with United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and Government of Uganda (GoU) in managing grantees in Uganda within coffee sub-sector
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgriShareUG/.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgriShare_UG.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jgyk2eojBU.
Contact Person: Paul Zaake, Managing Director. Mob: +256 759 260 260, +256 779 627 992. Email: paul.zaake@agrishare.co.ug.
Contact Person: Caroline Nalubwama, Marketing Officer. Mob: +256 779 906 962. Email: caroline.nalubwama@agrishare.co.ug.
Description: AgriShare connects coffee and cocoa farmers to land for rent, tractors, irrigation, farm workers, trucks, and processing equipment. AgriShare Uganda Ltd provides services through AgriShare App, AgriShare web portal (www.agrishare. app), Agents and Customer Centre. Currently we operate in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Contact Person: Teddy Namaganda, AG. Executive Director and PA to Group CEO. Mob: +256 788 720 417. Email: tnamaganda@africacoffeeacademy.com.
Contact Person: Hellen Mirembe, Chief Operations Officer. Mob: +256 702 817 060. Email: hmirembe@africacoffeeacademy.com.
Facebook page: AfricaCoffeeACA.
Twitter handle: @AfricaCoffeeACA.
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9UcWLF3I-c
Members to: Uganda Coffee Federation (UCF), Africa Fine Coffees Association (AFCA), Centre for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED)
Networking Event: AFCA Conferences.
Partners with: Great Lakes Coffee- Uganda, CBI- Netherlands, aBi Trust, Solidaridad, USAID, Hivos
Target market: Regional and International Coffee Value Chain Actors.
Interest: To widen ACA’s networks and increase its visibility to the entire coffee value chain actors to provide them with support for a Total Coffee Experience from the Garden up to the Cup through educating, training, and other high-value professional services.
Description: Africa Coffee Academy (ISO 9001; 2008) is an independent source of coffee knowledge consultancy, training, and direct services. At Africa Coffee Academy [ACA] Coffee is our business. ACA is a private sector-led initiative that aims at providing professional, business, and technical support to the coffee value chain to ensure compliance to ensure resilience and profitable coffee enterprises through organized training, research, coaching and mentoring, advisory and technical services in the entire value chain. ACA offers the following courses: Coffee Agronomy; Barista Course; Coffee Trading and Entrepreneurship; Coffee Sustainability; Coffee Quality Management; Training of trainers; Coffee Price Risk Management; SPS Management and Selling Skills Course.
ACA also provides private contract third party quality assurance services to coffee exporters and farmer associations that include Savannah Commodities Ltd, Kampala Domestic Stores Ltd, Star Cafe, Kyagalanyi Coffee and NUCAFE and international buyers including; TATA Coffee of India, CTCS (UK), Africa Tea & Coffee of Mombasa Kenya, Altimo and Supremo both of Belgium.
The Academy has built strategic linkages with the key players in the coffee value chain. ACA has also provided worked with smallholder producers from; the National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE), African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA); Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union, Tororo based One Café, Budadiri Arabica Coffee Factory Ltd. (BACFL).
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.
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
