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: Lubega Wavamuno, Business Manager. Description: coffee growers.
GPS Coordinates: 0.18882, 30.09361.
Twitter: @kiimafoods.
Facebook: @kiimafoods.
Contact Person: Baita Francis, Director. Mob: +256 772 382 498. Email: kulebaita@gmail.com
Contact Person: Muhindo Edith, Deputy Director. Mob: +256 774 802 690. Email: muhindo0edith@gmail.com
Contact Person: Thembo Charles, NBS Field Project Officer. Mob: +256 783 907 115.
Founded: 1995.
Partners: NOGAMU, KRC and SATNET.
Current projects (2022): 5-year MoU with Kasese District Local Government in monitoring the activities implemented in the district; InnovateUK for minigrid solar panel project; WWF- nature based solutions project.
Interest: Network with local and international stakeholders, donors, partners and collaborators.
Description: Support organized registered primary cooperatives to grow into unions within coffee, maize and beans.
Description: aBi finance various activities along the coffee value chain in Uganda
Deals in coffee, packaging materials, jute gunny bags, laboratory equipment, bag closing machine and accessory, moisture meter e.t.c
Contact Person: Leopold Mumbere, Regional Coffee and Cocoa Director in East Africa. Mob: +243990 956 184. Email: leopold.mumbere@rikolto.org
Contact Person: Stan Lietaer, Coffee and Cocoa Business Development (Uganda). Email: stan.lietaer@rikolto.org.
Established in: 1958 under the name “Vredeseilenanden” in Belgium and since 1995 in Uganda under the name “VECO”.
Award: VUFO’s Certificate of Merit in 2021 (https://vietnam.rikolto.org/en/news/rikolto-awarded-vufos-certificate-merit-2021)
Membership: Beyond Chocolate.
Partnership: Belgian Government, European Union, NAAC, AMEA, SHONA, DOEN foundation, Kyaninga Forest Foundation, SWT e.t.c.
Target beneficiaries: Smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers in Western Uganda (Albertine rift area).
Interest: To link up with all the relevant actors in coffee and cocoa, to see what is possible to contribute to sustainable growth in both value chains.
Description: Rikolto is an International NGO supporting smallholder farmers in different agricultural value chains, including coffee and cocoa. In the region, we have experience in both crops in DRC, and are looking to start up activities in Uganda. Rikolto uses a holistic agroforestry approach, making the smallholder farmer a valuable and resilient part of the value chain. We strengthen their linkage to markets and financial services, while applying Inclusive Business principles. Resilience requires a focus on food security, climate change mitigation and financial literacy.
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.
Deals in specialty coffee shop/cafe that also sells coffee making equipment
Contact Person: Executive Director.
Contact Person: Alfred Nabitawo Wasikye.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Contact Person: Richard E. Ssemakula, Manager.
Description: Supplies Robusta coffee seedlings.
Contact Person: Telis Nicolaides, Managing Director. Email: andreas@greatlakescoffee.co.ug.
Description: Coffee processor and exporter
Contact Person: S.M. Wekomba.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Contact Person: Kaggwa R., Managing Director. Mob: +256 772 628 966.
Contact Person: Father Christopher Nuwahereza. Mob: +256 773 786 170.
Description: Arabica coffee nursery.
Contact Person: Kalulu Julius.
Description: coffee processor and exporter.
Contact person: Walter Okello. Mob: +256 772 595 705.
Description: Robusta coffee nursery operator.
Head office: Kampala.
Description: Endiro Coffee is a café that serves coffee grown by local farmers such as Bukalasi cooperative in Bududa. It also exports coffee.
Contact Person: Robert Kabushenga, Farm owner.
Description: Sun dried, roasted Robusta coffee farm grown in the hills of central Uganda. Packed coffee can be ordered and purchased online through Jumia.
GPS Coordinates: 0.44961, 33.68904.
Description: Coffee factory and processing
Contact Person: Dr. Ian Thomas John Clarke, Founder.
Partners: Pearl Capital Partners, Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), UGACOF, IFDC e.t.c.
Description: Clarke Farm is a 1,500acre farm located in Katambale, Kyarusozi Kyenjojo district in Uganda. Approximately half the farm is planted in Robusta coffee. The farm consists of The Coffee Lodge for tourism purposes. It also processes, roasts and packages coffee for both local consumption and export purposes.
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