The Coffee yearbook 2014/15
The Coffee yearbook 2014/15
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Introduction/Background
Thecoffee replantingprogramwas
conceivedagainst thebackground
of several coffee industrychallenges
including lowandvolatile international
prices, oldcoffee trees, declining
productivityandabreakoutof the
CoffeeWiltDisease.Thishad resulted
intodecline involumeandvalueof
Uganda’sCoffeeExports1.
TheCoffeeReplantingprogram
commenced in the1993/94Coffee
season, hada temporaryhalt in the
coffee season2004/5 then resumed
in theCoffee season2011/12andhas
been in implementation todate. GOU
has investedoverUGX50bn todate
in thedistributionof over 171million
seedlings.
ImmediateObjectives
of theCoffeeReplanting
Program:
•
To replaceoldcoffee (>40years)
treesand thoseaffectedby the
CoffeeWiltDisease;
•
To introduceCommercial Coffee
Production tonewareas in
NorthernandEasternUganda;
•
To increaseArabicaproduction
to20%by20062.
Implementationof the
CoffeeReplantingProgram
At the timeof the inception, an
estimated120millionRobusta
Coffee treeshadbeendestroyed
1
BeninS., andYou L., 2007:
Ben-
efit-CostAnalysisofUganda’sClonal Coffee
ReplantingProgram:
AnEx-AnteAnalysis. IFPRI
DiscussionPaper 00744, December 2007
2
BeninS., andYou L., 2007:
Ben-
efit-CostAnalysisofUganda’sClonal Coffee
ReplantingProgram:
AnEx-AnteAnalysis. IFPRI
DiscussionPaper 00744, December 2007
by theCoffeeWiltDisease, (CWD).
Implementation took the formof
UCDAcollaboratingwithprivate
nurseries toproduce seedlingswhich
it thenbuysanddistribute to farmers
(beneficiaries) freeof charge.Twenty
percentage (20%) of theCoffee
seedlings fordistributionareArabica
Coffee,while80%areRobusta; andof
theRobustavariety, twentypercent
(20%) areCWD resistantClonal
typeand the rest (80%)Traditional
Robusta3.
However, the recommended farm
managementandproductionpractices
associatedwithgrowing theClonal
varietywas found tobemuchmore
costly than the traditional Robusta4.
These seedlingshavebeendistributed
andplantedusinganumberof
channelskeyamong them include,
OperationWealthCreationbyarmy
personnel, Political Leadershipsat
both theNational andDistrict Level,
other StakeholdersandProjectsplus
Special InterestGroups likewomen
andyouth.
Through thesecollaborative initiatives,
coffeeplantinghas increased
exponentially. According toUCDA
2013/14annual report, in thecoffee
year 2013/14alone, over 65million
seedlingswereplantedbenefitting
over 310households. Todate,
over 171millioncoffee treeshave
beenplantedbenefittingover 570
households.
3
BeninS., andYou L., 2007:
Ben-
efit-CostAnalysisofUganda’sClonal Coffee
ReplantingProgram:
AnEx-AnteAnalysis. IFPRI
DiscussionPaper 00744, December 2007
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IFPRI.
The replantingprogramhasbeen
backedbyan increased funding
and investmentby theGovernment
ofUganda to thecoffee industry
andespecially thecoffee replanting
programmewhichhasbeen
impressiveover thepast years.
Effectsand Impactof theCoffee
ReplantingProgramme
Empirical studies covering theentire
countryareyet tobeundertakenby
UCDA toanalyzehow this investments
translates into improvementof the
farmers’wellbeing.
However, in thefindingsof the
recent studyby theEconomicPolicy
ResearchCentre (EPRC) (EPRCResearch
ReportNo. 11onThepotential of
coffee toupliftpeopleoutofpoverty
inNorthernUganda,May2014)
presentedduring theThirdNational
ForumonAgricultureandFood
Security, Expertsat theEconomic
PolicyResearchCentre, said that coffee
growing inNorthernUgandawill drive
economicdevelopment and improve
livelihoods in the region. Coffee
growing in theRegionhashadbig
multiplier effect infightingpoverty
athousehold level. Inareaswhere
coffeegrowinghasbeenadopted, the
poverty level isonadecline, but in the
non-coffeegrowinghouseholds the
poverty levelwas still high, standingat
31.6%.”
Challenges to theCoffee
ReplantingProgramme
However, several challengeshave
generallybeencitedby the industry
stakeholderson the low survival rates
of the seedlingplantedmainlyon
accountofweather vagaries, poor
agronomicpracticesby the farmers
and inadequateextension services.
TheEPRCReport further cited the
COFFEEREPLANTINGPROGRAM:
A case for NorthernUganda
followingChallenges toCommercial
CoffeeProduction in thenewareasof
NorthernUganda:
•
Limitedcapacityat the
regional CoffeeResearchCentre
(COREC) operatedclonalmother
garden toproduceenough
recommendedF1certifiedclonal
coffee seeds forpropagation in the
sub-region.
•
Coffee is still a relativelynew
crop to farmers in this sub-region.The
region requiresanefficient extension
system toprogress theunderstanding
andapplicationof recommended
agronomicpractices.The situation is
beingaggravatedby the lowoutreach
of coffee specializedextension staff
from the local governmentwith
limited support; andbeing leanat the
grassroots.
•
Extremeweather conditions
(drought) lead toabortionof coffee
flowers.This restricts coffeeproduction
toonecoffee seasoncompared to
two seasons in the traditional coffee
growingareas (Central, Eastern, and
SouthWesternUganda).
•
Lackof anorganized
storage,marketing, andprocessing
infrastructure for valueaddition.
Processing increases farmermargins
(incomes)byalmost threefold - from
Ugx829 toUgx2,214per kilogram.
Processing therefore is critically
required toaddmarket value, and
promote the spiritof collective
marketingamong the farmers.
Listof coffeegrowingdistricts inUganda
EasternRegion
Central
54 Nebbi
1
Jinja
30 Masaka
55 Gulu
2
Kamuli
31 Rakai
56 Nwoya
3
Kaliro
32 Lwengo
57 Amuru
4
Iganga
33 Lyantonde
58 Lira
5
Mayuge
34 Kalangala
59 Oyam
6
Luuka
35 Bukomansimbi
60 Apac
7
Namutumba
36 Sembabule
61 Kole
8
Kapchorwa
37 Kalungu
62 Dokolo
9
Kween
38 Mukono
63 Aleptong
10 Bukwo
39 Buikwe
Western
11 Mbale
40 Kayunga
64 Kasese
12 Sironko
41 Buvuma
65 Ntoroko
13 Manafwa
42 Kampala
66 Bundibugyo
14 Bududa
43 Wakiso
67 Kibaale
15 Bulambuli
44 Mpigi
68 Hoima
SouthWestern
45 Butambala
69 Masindi
16 Bushenyi
46 Gomba
70 Buliisa
17 Ibanda
47 Nakaseke
71 Kiryandongo
18 Kiruhura
48 Luwero
72 Kabarole
19 Sheema
49 Nakasongola
73 Kyenjojo
20 Rubirizi
Northern
74 Kamwenge
21 Buhweju
50 Arua
75 Kyegegwa
22 Mitooma
51 Maracha
76 Mubende
23 Mbarara
52 Koboko
77 Mityana
24 Ntungamo
53 Zombo
78 Kyankwanzi
25 Isingiro
79 Kiboga
26 Rukungiri
27 Kanungu
28 Kabale
29 Kisoro
