The Coffee yearbook 2014/15
The Coffee yearbook 2014/15
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Given that this isNaCORI’sfirst
communication through this
esteemedUCFChannel, Iwill endeavor
tohighlight theactivitiesand their
outcomes for thecalendar year 2015
which I hopewill trigger further
conversationson theapplications
orotherwiseof our targetproducts.
NaCORI isoneof the16Public
Agricultural Research Institutes
under theauspicesof theNational
Agricultural ResearchOrganization.
NaCORI sittingon162haand6ha
atKituza,MukonoandBugusege,
Sironko. Launchedon8thAugust
2014,NaCORI hasembarkedon
rebuildingboth thehumanand
infrastructural aspectsnecessary
toattain theaspirations for the
stakeholderof thecoffeeandcocoa
subsectors that areattainable through
conducting research fordevelopment.
NaCORI ismandated toconduct and
managebasicandapplied research
of strategicnatureandnational
importance inall fieldspertaining to
coffeeandcocoa. Asenvisaged in
ourMissionof“togenerate, develop
anddisseminate technologies,
methodsandknowledge for enhanced
NATIONALCOFFEERESEARCH
INSTITUTE (NACORI)
P.O.BOX185,Mukono-Uganda
TelOffice:+256414697659
E-mail:directornacori@gmail.com
National CoffeeResearch Institute (NaCORI) in2015
“ClientorientedCoffeeandCocoaResearch forTechnology, Innovationand Impact”
WilliamWamala.Wagoire (PhD)
DIRECTOR
coffeeandcocoaproductionand
productivity”ourultimateVision is“A
competitivecoffeeandcocoa industry
for increasedhousehold incomes”
What informsour research
Agenda:
NaCORI, likeallNAROPARIsuses
participatorymethodologies to
identifykeychallenges that constitute
the researchAgenda. Annually, and
like for thecoming2016/17FY, key
stakeholders (Figure1)meet todecide
on theagenda.
During theyear,NaCORI’Strategic
Challenges includedbutnot limited
toaddressingmanagementofboth
bioticandabioticchallengesand their
inherentderivatives (Box1)withall
efforts tomaximize farmers’household
incomes.
v
Focus researchondeveloping
disease resistant,weather resilient
andmarketdesiredquality
characteristics
v
Managebioticandabiotic stresses
impedinghighproductivity
Figure1:R toL: Hon.Kataisire,Mr.H.Mawanda (NAROC),Ms.B.Namwagala
(EDUCF)&Mr. J.Nkandu (EDNUCAFE):
v
Increasecapacity toproduce
qualityplantingmaterials
v
Collect, characterize, utilizeaswell
as conservegenetic resources
v
Strengthen theperforming
capacityofNaCORI in termsof the
brand, facilities, human resource
and funding
v
Become thecoffeeandcocoa
knowledgemanagementhubwith
an information resourcecenter
Above: StrategicTechnicalChallenges for
NaCORI for2014/15–2023/24
NaCORIResearchPrograms
For efficiencyandeffectiveness,
NaCORI’sapproachesarechanneled
through threemainPrograms:
1.
CoffeeandCocoa
Variety Improvementand
ManagementProgram
(CViM-P)
Thevariety improvement and
managementprogramaimsat
improving livelihoods through
developmentof improvedcocoa
andcoffeevarieties (Figure2)
withaccompanyingcost effective
agronomicpractices (Figure3)
whilecollecting, conservingand
utilizing thegenetic resourcesusing
biotechnological tools
Figure2:Anadvanced lineofcoffee
undergoingon farm testingand, soon tobe
released
Figure3:Coffeeshed treerecommendations for
variousregionsofUgandaregions inUganda
II
CoffeeandCocoa
PlantHealthManagement
Program (CPhM-P)
ThePlantHealthManagement
Program isdesigned todevelopgame
changing solutions for ensuring
healthycoffeeandcocoaplants for
maximumproductivity.Theprogram
aimsatmanagingandmitigating
theharmful effectsofpests, diseases,
weedsand thechangingclimate, and
ensuringproperplantnutrition.
III
CoffeeandCocoa
Valueadditionand
AgribusinessProgram
(CVA-P)
CVA-P ismainlydesigned to
generatepostharvest andvalue
addition technologies, information
andknowledge thatwill enhance
profitabilityof coffeeandcocoa
production; and scaleupuptakeand
utilizationof coffeeandcocoa research
outputs.
Figure5:Girl students learningaboutcoffee
Scalingupuptakeandutilizationof
innovationswill beachieved through
incubationof coffeeandcocoa
entrepreneurs tocommercialize the
innovations, partnershipbuildingand
effectivedisseminationof technologies
and information. Itworks tobring
in thecomponentof theyouth tobe
participants in thecoffeevaluechain.
NaCORI isnowalso targeting theyouth
(Figure5) -In thisPhoto, school girls
arebeingenlightenedon thecoffee
industryactivities
Infrastructuredevelopment
With support from stakeholders
throughUCDA,NaCORI embarkedand
isabout tocompleteaTissueculture
andBiotechnology laboratoryat the
Kituzacampus (Figure6)
Progressmade in the last
year
In summary, in theoneyearof
existenceandbuildingonprevious
years’activities,NaCORI has inplace
as someof the tangibleproducts the
following:
• “National CoffeeResearch Institute
StrategicandCorporatePlan2015–
2024”
•A fairdraftof the“National Coffee
ResearchAgenda”soon tobe tabled to
NAROCouncil
•Availed65,000highquality starter seed
materialsofCWD-rRobustavarieties
toanddevelopedcapacityof 135
privatenurseryoperators for secondary
multiplication
• In situconservationof 318 indigenous
and66 introductionsof Robustacoffee
varieties.
• Recommendationof usageof shade
trees incoffee indifferentproduction
regionsofUganda
•Useofphytosanitarypractices in
combinationwith Imaxandorius for
managingblackcoffee treeborers
(BCTB)
•Anda structurewhich immediately
requires supportof about shillings ten
billion for full operationalizationbut
threebillioncanhelp tokick start the
functioningof the tissuecultureand
biotechnology laboratory fullydedicated
tomainlycoffeebut alsococoa.
Mymessage toall of youour strategic
stakeholdersand/orpartners/
collaborators, ispleasecomecloser tous
and lets’ further theaspirations for the
nownew targetof 20millionbagsby
2020.
FORGODANDMYCOUNTRY
Figure4:Staff in thefieldconductingactivities
under theHealthManagementProgram
Figure6:SomeMembersof theUCDABoard
being takenaround theupcomingcoffee
tissuecultureandbiotechnology laboratoryat
NaCORI,Kituza
