Contact Person: Stephen Sembuya Magulu, CEO.

Description: the company produces locally made chocolates. It was formerly called Pink Foods Industries Ltd.

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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.

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.

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: Buyers and sellers of cocoa and vanilla.

Contact: Jerald Ampumurize, Director.

Description: Deals in buying and selling of cocoa beans since 2020.

Description: locally made chocolate.

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: 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.

We are a dynamic primary agricultural cooperative owned by its cacao producer members, who are parents of Bundikakemba Primary School. Bundikakemba was formed with the primary aim of creating opportunities for changing the livelihoods of its members to be able to send their children to school, stay in school, and complete school. Since BGCSL was founded from the old Bundikakemba Farmers Association in 2014 and has since created a strong and well-managed organisation that serves as a focal point for our farmers and the wider community. We always work hard to build strong, trusting relationships with our members, our business partners, and our stakeholders and we work together to the advantage of our land and people. 825 (Female =454 Male = 371) smallholder farmers have joined BGCSL and farm approximately 875 Hectares of cocoa as the most important cash crop with an annual production capacity of 683 MT and of which 257MT is Fairtrade and Organic certified. Our Vision An economically empowered Society. Our Mission is to, involve members of the cooperative in productive economic activities for a poverty-free community. We do this by Equipping members with skills in Good Agricultural management Practices, Improving the economic status of members and the community through ethical trade, and Being a leading exporter of the best quality specialty cocoa. While sourcing for competitive markets for members produce. and Supporting the members’ Children Education Fund.

Contact Person: Andrew Wakabi, Business Development. Mob: +256 756 232 529. Email: Andrew.Wakabi@cevalogistics.com.
Description: clearing & forwarding.

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: 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

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: 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

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.