The Coffee yearbook 2014/15
The Coffee yearbook 2014/15
UgandaCoffeeFederation
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COFFEE EXPORTER&PROCESSOR
“ Increasing productivity & household incomes.”
UGACOF Limited, Bweyogerere, Kiira
P.O. Box 7355, Kampala –Uganda
Tel: +256 204 280000
E-mail: reception@ugacof.com,Web:
CONTACTUS:
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014/15coffeeyearendedonagoodnote for
our sector. Coffee is still leading as number
one commodity export contributing 20-30%of
foreign earnings for Uganda. According to the
ministryoffinance thisyearalonecoffeeearned
500m dollars for Uganda. At Ugacof, we are
proud for playing a critical role alongsideother
sectorplayers.
As part of our commitment we are engaged in
sustainability efforts with an outreach of over
30,000 Farmers in the Busoga and Buganda
coffee producing districts. Under this project,
farmers have received improved varieties of
coffee seedlings, trainings in best agricultural
practices, improved technology for market
analysis and payment, supporting saving
schemes andour field staff continue toprovide
360 degree supervision and guidance to the
various farmergroups.
Moving across the country there is evidence of
governmentextensionwork throughUCDAand
operationwealth creationprogramme to open
upnewareas for coffeeproductionand thishas
generated a lot of enthusiasm among donor
community to scale up there support resulting
into an optimistic view about the future and
increased production and productivity of
Uganda’s coffee sector.
Proudpartners in social
economic transformation.
At the backdrop of these strategic milestones
we were hampered by volatile international
prices that eat significantly into the sector
margins however the volumes of 3.6m bags
hedged as a destabilizer underlining the need
for sectorplayers tokeep theeyeonvolumesas
prices improve.
At our company level this year we celebrated
once again our community involvement
and participation. We pulled off yet another
sanitation day in our municipality of Kiira. We
continue tomaintain his Highness the Kabaka
of Buganda’s road, the stretch from Kireka to
his Palace. Credit toour partners of Rotary club
of Nambole-Bweyogerere, Uganda Police, and
Kiiramunicipality leadership.
We seize a chance to applaud donor agencies
we partner with to support farmer projects –
IDH, aBi Trust, GIZ, SAP, Solidardad, Progresso
USAID-LEAD, JDEandmanyother. I look forward
to an improved outlook for the sector and our
commitment to sustainablykeep the farmers in
coffeeproduction, communityoutreach and as
usual bestbusinesspractices.
Best2015/2016coffeeyear.
MrKailashNatani
MDUgacof
