The Coffee yearbook 2014/15
The Coffee yearbook 2014/15
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OFFEEACUPCooperativeSociety
Ltd. isaspecialtycoffeeproducer
cooperative that has been in the
industry since 2007. The society was
founded by Mathias Nabutele and
Nabwaya Stephen together with a
group of farmers in 2007with the aim
of improving coffee quality, fighting
price exploitation by middlemen,
improving farming skills, enhancing
good post harvest management and
valueaddition.
Thesestartedbyorganizingcommunity
based groups which later elected
delegate, formed COFFE A CUP and
registered itwith theUgandanMinistry
of Trade, industry and Cooperatives in
September 2009.
COFFEE A Cup is an abbreviation for
Community
Organized
Farmers
FromElgon-Arabica -CoffeeUganda
Program.
The
cooperative
runs
operations in the entire Elgon zone (in
thedistrictsofMbale, Sironko, Bududa,
Manafwa, Bulambuli and Kapchorwa).
Coffee A Cup membership base is
over 4,000 households, farming along
the slopes of Elgon in Eastern Uganda
between1200-2300MASL.
Since itsformation in2007,CoffeeACup
has operated as a community project,
aiming to deliver socio-economic
growth and development. The society
has particularly concentrated on
enhancing production, processing
and specialty trade with which it has
a comparative advantage. In order
to achieve its vision, the society has
implemented a number of programs
and campaigns including awareness
creation, coffeeplanting, food security,
soil management, savings and credit,
extension services, emission reduction,
environmental conservation among
others
As a result of Coffee A Cup’s ten
years of years of work, the society
has led to; increased production,
food sovereignty, increased farmers’
awareness,
improved
household
incomes,
sustainable
agriculture,
increased community participation to
mentionbut a few. The societyhas also
built the right credentials andnetwork
among the farming communities
and other stakeholders necessary for
service delivery. The Society has some
professional staff and some logistical
infrastructure.
COFFEEACUPGOES
INTOENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION
PROGRAMMESAND
ACTIVITIES
1.CoffeeProduction
• Onemillioncoffee seedlingproject
• Soil nutritionprogramusing theMM
Technology
• PromotionofSustainableAgricultural
Practices (SAPs)
• Mobilization, group formation &
farmer sensitization
