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: 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: Charles Dribia, Nursery Operator. Mob: +256 782 380 212.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery.
GPS Coordinates: 0.69915, 34.18202.
Contact Person: Bukawa Wanaguttu Kassim Jr.
Founded in: 1986.
Awards: Gold Star Award from Chicago in U.S.A. in 2006 and Packaging of the Year 2006 in London.
Partners: Seniors without Borders (Denmark)
Membership: Uganda Manufacturer Association.
Description: Elgonia Coffee was the first coffee roasting company in Uganda in 1986. It processes and exports Arabic and Robusta coffee. It has the following brands: Elgonia Coffee House (Elgonia Superior Blend; Elgonia Dark Chocolate; Elgonia Soft Cream Caramel; Elgonia House Blend; Elgonia Vanilla; Elgonia Black Gold); Elgonia Kisubi Tea. It partnered with OneCafe International to form Elgonia OneCafe International Limited.
Profile video: https://youtu.be/DDr4ejbkQcQ
Contact Person: Baluku Paineto, Managing Director.
Established: 1999.
Description: BJCU produces, processes and exports organic fully washed Arabica coffee from Rwenzori mountains. Its coffee is branded as “Owemba” which is grown at elevation of 1,400 to 2,200 meters above the sea level. The cooperative consists of over 5,500 members who grow and mill fair trade organic certified washed Arabica coffee. It consists of certifications provided by FLO, EU and NOP Organic. It processes coffee through micro-washing stations and dry it on raised beds under cover. The coffee harvest season is September to December for main season and from February to May for fly harvests. Its annual production is about 15 to 22 containers.
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.
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.
Contact person: Walter Okello. Mob: +256 772 595 705.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery operator.
Contact Person: Rose Kato Nakayenga.
Founded: 1984.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Contact Person: Kimbugwe Mohammed.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
GPS Coordinates: 0.3672, 34.01607.
Contact Person: Oduma Philip, Coordinator. Mob: +256 774 834 681.
Contact Person: Stephen Wafula, Advocacy Officer. Mob: +256 782 620 412. Email: stepwaf@yahoo.com.
Established in: 1998.
Partners: Uganda National Farmers Federation, Busia District Local Government and Mastercard Foundation (Mastercard Farmer Network Project).
Description: It promotes the local coffee farmers and traders among other subsectors to access markets and network with others.
Contact Person: Ndiwalana Geoffrey.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
GPS Coordinates: -0.54284, 30.14831.
Contact Person: Abel Bangumya, Managing Director.
Description: Coffee processors and buyers
Contact Person: Kyompaire Generous, Programs Manager. Mob: +256 779 227 846. Email: gennykyomps@gmail.com.
Contact Person: Kabalega Lauren, Manager. Mob: +256 775 202 832.
Contact Person: Peace Natwijuka, Accounting Officer. Mob: +256 779 734 143
Established: 2018.
Description: Buys ripe or dried coffee, mills and sell it to exporters.
Contact person: Nyamutale Charles, Director. Mob: +256 772 470 927.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery operator
Contact Person: Patrick Tibasiimwa, Owner. Email: ptibasiimwa@gmail.com.
Contact Person: Bahati Robert. Mob: +256 781 377 004.
Description: Since 2010, the farmer owns a Robusta coffee plantation and sells it to nearby coffee milling factories. His interest is to network with other farmers and learn how to form a farmers’ group that can benefit from government and other development coffee programs
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
Contact person: Senjovu Dan, Director. Mob: +256 701 930 716.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery.
Contact Person: Jjakira Gerald, Chief Executive Officer. Mob: +256 701 505 527.
Contact Person: Ddamulira Douglas Jjakira, Managing Director. Mob: +256 703 891 065.
Established in: 2015.
Founder: Gerald Jjakira.
Product Brand: Coffea256
Membership: Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), Uganda Coffee Federation (UCF), Uganda Quality Coffee Traders and Processors Association (UQCTPA).
Networking Events: International Coffee Day, UCDA/MAAIF/USAID trainings
Target market: local and export
Description: Green coffee bean buyer and exporter
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