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Your quarterly publication highlighting the activities in the Uganda Coffee Sector
www.ugandacoffee.go.ug|January- March 2020
Promoting
Uganda’s
specialty and
fine coffee
Coffee certification
procedures during
covid-19 lock down
ALSO INSIDE...
COFFEE GROWING: How to get uniform coffee ripening
INTERVIEW: Michael Wokorach, Uganda National Barista Champion
ANNOUNCEMENT
COFFEE CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES
DURING COVID-19 LOCK DOWN
Following the presidential directive on the prevention mea- 4 The UCDA offices on Jinja road and in Lugogo will be closed to
sures for COVID-19, Uganda Coffee Development Authority visitors including exporters’ agents. Therefore, all required docu-
(UCDA) put in place skeleton staff that will maintain certifi- ments -Quality Certificates (QCs) and International Certificates of
cation of coffee exports during the lockdown period. Origin (ICOs) will be delivered to the exporters by UCDA officers.
Below are the procedures: 5 Exporters are therefore expected to hand over the ICOs for the
1 Requests for contract registration should be made by submit- loaded containers and the tally sheets at the point of loading.
ting via email a copy of the buyer contract to: Market Intelli- Physical export certification documents for the loaded cof-
gence and Information Officer, Ms. Lillian Asiimwe on email: fee will be effected on the same day while the single window
lillian.asiimwe@ugandacoffee.go.ug clearance will be issued the following day.
2 Requests for inspection and loading coffee should be made by 6 UCDA Quality Assurance Officers will inspect all FAQ deliveries
submitting via email a filled pre-shipment form to the following: and issue a grading certificate (FORM 5).
■ Quality Assurance Officer, Ms. Veronica Najjemba on email:
veronica.najjemba@ugandacoffee.go.ug 7 With regards to extension services, UCDA extension officers will
■ Quality Assurance Manager, Ms. Doreen Rweihangwe on continue to provide services. These will be one-on-one farm vis-
email: doreen.rweihangwe@ugandacoffee.go.ug its as it is planting season in most coffee regions and all involved
■ Director, Quality and Regulatory Services, Mr. Edmund must follow the standard operating procedures for combating
Kananura on email: edmund.kananura@ugandacoffee.go.ug COVID-19 including maintaining social distancing at all times.
3 UCDA Quality Assurance Officers will carry out preliminary 8 For the safety of all during this period, UCDA has guided its
analysis at the exporters’ laboratories (this only applies to those staff on the safety measures to adopt based on the guidelines
who have established laboratories, subject to equipment cal- from the Ministry of Health. We urge all coffee stakeholders to
ibration verification using a reference sample by the UCDA follow the guidelines.
officer). For companies without laboratories, samples will be
analyzed at the UCDA laboratories at Lugogo. #StaySafeUg
Basic Preventive Measures Against Covid-19
Wash your hands Maintain social Avoid touching eyes, Practice respiratory
frequently distancing nose & mouth hygiene
Regularly and thoroughly clean Maintain at least 4 metres Hands touch many surfaces Cover your mouth and nose
your hands with soap and water distance between yourself and and can pick up viruses. Once with your bent elbow or tissue
or with an alcohol-based hand anyone who is coughing or contaminated, hands can when you cough or sneeze.
rub sneezing transfer the virus to your body Then dispose of the used tissue
through your eyes, nose or immediately
mouth
FOREWORD INSIDE...
Promoting Uganda’s
2 specialty and fine coffee
O
n 30 March 2020, H. E. the President pronounced
a lockdown for 14 days as a way of combating the A quality champion project
spread of COVID-19. As of 1 April 2020, all Ugandans
5 for secondary processing
were expected to stay home in order to stay safe.
Talking to the reigning Uganda
The coffee sector was one of those allowed to continue
operations due to its importance to the economy. We
7 National Barista Champion –
Michael Wokorach
appreciate the support of the Minister of Works and
Transport, Hon. General Katumba Wamala and the Vision
Group CEO, Mr. Robert Kabushenga in getting stickers Preliminaries for national
barista and national cup
for exporters and key UCDA staff to ensure continuity of
exports.
9 tasters championships
successfully held
UCDA is committed to ensuring
business continuity during this Ssensaga explains how to
period. In his regard, we have 10 get uniform coffee ripening
maintained critical staff to register UCDA is committed
contracts, process cess, handle to ensuring
Farmer group in Luuka plans
certification of coffee as well as business continuity 12 to promote local consumption
inspect and load coffee. Our staff during this period.
are vigilantly carrying out their
duties to ensure coffee is cleared UCDA gives back to coffee
and exported in time.
14 consumers
We are also grateful to the Minister of Agriculture, Animal
Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Vincent Ssempijja, who
16 Coffee trends
directed the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to
issue movement permits to UCDA field staff. He has given
Published by
guidance on the provision of advisory services to farmers,
to ensure continuity of coffee production. I take this Uganda Coffee Development Authority
Coffee House,
opportunity to thank all the RDCs for their support in this.
Plot 35, Jinja Road,
P. O. Box 7267, Kampala, Uganda
Our extension officers will continue training with no Tel: (+256) -312-260470 | Email: info@ugandacoffee.go.ug
more than five farmers at a time and all involved must Website: www.ugandacoffee.go.ug
follow the MOH guidelines on preventing the spread of Follow us on social media
COVID-19 such as hand washing or sanitizing frequently
and maintaining a distance of at least four metres from
each other. There will, however, be no mass trainings until Editorial Team
further notice.
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye
Editor: Laura Walusimbi
Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye Contributors: Barbara Akajorait, Fredrick Mugerwa, Julius
Managing Director Twiine, Laura Walusimbi
UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020 | 1
NEWS
A cupping session of Uganda’s specialty and fine coffees at the AFCC&E.
Promoting Uganda’s
specialty and fine coffee
Fifteen Uganda coffee sub sector players notably The event had a three-day con-
farmers, traders, cooperatives and exporters exhibited ference featuring international and
Uganda coffee at the 18th African Fine Coffees regional acclaimed speakers, an
exhibition and coffee field visits run-
Conference and Exhibition (AFCC&E) in Mombasa, Kenya
ning concurrently. This provided a
to promote Uganda coffee. The AFCC&E theme was unique opportunity to showcase
‘Specialty Coffee Markets: The Next Frontier’. and discuss the best African cof-
fees and affiliated services and how
T
he AFCC&E is Africa’s larg- to get them to the specialty coffee
est coffee trade platform that markets. This was a perfect plat-
brings together over 2000 form for gathering valuable coffee
regional and international coffee information, networking, as well as
roasters, traders, producers, profes- building trade relations and buyer
sionals and connoisseurs in a three- and seller interaction.
day event.
2 | UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020
NEWS
The first ever East Africa Communi- to low productivity and increasing cost
ty (EAC) Coffee Business Forum run of production. These challenges are
ABOUT AFCC&E
simultaneously alongside the AFC- seen as the biggest threats to coffee
C&E. It was financed by the Europe- African Fine Coffees viability and the ability of farmers to
an Union through its Market Access Conference and earn a decent living.
Upgrade Program (MARKUP) and
Exhibition (AFCC&E) is
organized jointly with the African The various sessions at the Coffee
Fine Coffees Association. MARKUP Africa’s largest coffee Sustainability workshop explored sev-
is an initiative of the EAC Secretari- trade platform that eral coping initiatives and mechanisms
at, funded by the EU and Germany brings together over available to farmers on the national
Federal Government (BMZ). It is im- 2000 regional and and international levels. This included
plemented by various agencies, in- international coffee defining the role of National Coffee
cluding the International Trade Cen- Strategies in driving coffee productiv-
roasters, traders,
tre (ITC) and Deutsche Gesellschaft ity in the region and engaging coffee
für Internationale Zusammenarbeit producers, professionals stakeholders to address productivity,
(GIZ), UNIDO, Uganda Coffee De- and connoisseurs in a coffee profitability and climate change
velopment Authority (UCDA) and three-day event. challenges.
other partners. It featured a week of
interactive discussions, workshops silience, addressing Low Price and The Managing Director of UCDA, Dr.
and networking events. It is a forum Climate Change Challenge’. The broad Emmanuel Iyamulemye, in his re-
for regional and international busi- objective of the Sustainability Day was marks, explained what Uganda is
nesses, service providers and policy to highlight, discuss and propose doing to make coffee prices more
makers in the coffee sector to ex- solutions for key sustainability chal- favourable for farmers. Some of the
change and learn from each other lenges facing the Africa Coffee Sec- interventions include promoting do-
as well as find markets and interna- tor and to explore possible solutions mestic coffee consumption through
tional sales opportunities. and partnerships to address these promotions on the road, promotion
challenges. Coffee farmers worldwide of coffee clubs in universities, diver-
Conference and EAC are faced with declining coffee prices sification of farmer incomes, and en-
Business Forum that adversely affect the profitability of couraging farmers to improve coffee
The AFCC&E kicked off with a Coffee their farms. Low price is aggravated by quality. The National Coffee Bill 2018
Sustainability Day under the theme: the effects of climate change that lead that is currently before the Agriculture
‘‘Building Farm’s Re- Committee of the Parliament of Ugan-
da is expected to provide farmers with
the opportunity for direct marketing
through auctioning. Dr. Iyamulemye
said that this will further improve the
farmers’ prospects.
Other sessions during the Coffee Sus-
tainability day discussed best prac-
tices to support farmers adapt to cli-
mate change, improve productivity,
strengthen economic resilience and
integrate landscape management
practices for improved incomes from
coffee farming.
The aim of the EAC Coffee Business
Forum was to bring together public
and private stakeholders to identify
concrete solutions to boost trade and
C&E exhibition
fine coffees at the UCDA booth at the AFC
Cupping specialty and UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020 | 3
NEWS
A special coffee cupping session
and a first of its kind online mini-auc-
tion offered participants the oppor-
tunity to taste and buy coffee from
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda
and Tanzania.
Exhibition
The sector players included An-
kole Coffee Producers and Coop-
eratives Union (ACPCU), Abeywa
United Coffee Farmers, The Coffee
Gardens, CECOFA, Kasaali Farmers’
Cooperative Society, Kibinge Cof-
fee, New Bukumbi Coffee Proces-
sors Ltd, JKCC, Zigoti Coffee Works,
Zombo Coffee, Kayunga Nile Cof-
fee Farmers, IWCA Uganda Chap-
ter, Biganda Farmers’ Cooperative,
AFCC&E Exhibition Banyankole Kweterana Coopera-
UCDA showcased export tive Society and Bufumbo Organic
coffee grades for both Farmers Association.
investment opportunities for coffee Arabica and Robusta
exporters in East African countries including Uganda’s Most of the Ugandan exhibitors
including highlighting the poten- were hosted at UCDA’s exhibition
Specialty and Fine
tial for greater intraregional and booth where they met with their
cross-border trade such as to the
Robusta coffees. UCDA buyers. The rest of the exhibitors
EU market. also disseminated were either self-sponsored or spon-
information on the sored by a business partner.
It was aimed at addressing issues Uganda coffee industry,
such as access to finance, meeting including the coffee The exhibitors all confirmed that
quality standards and marketing the trip was a success as they
trade and investment
and branding that will help the small made several contacts with poten-
and micro-enterprises move up the
opportunities. tial buyers/roasters and funders,
value chain and increase their com- which they believe will mature
petitiveness. into contracts. This was in line with
Walk-in business clinics provided AFCC&E’s objective to promote
Increasing coffee exports from Bu- mentorship to coffee exporters to Ugandan coffee through increasing
rundi, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and help them take advantage of trade awareness, creating new markets
Tanzania could have a considerable and investment opportunities to and maintaining the existing ones in
positive impact on EAC’s econom- achieve commercial success. order to increase exports.
ic development. This can only be
achieved if existing trade barriers are Key themes addressed included the UCDA showcased export coffee
removed and access to finance for removal of coffee trade barriers by grades for both Arabica and Ro-
small and medium coffee business- turning the spotlight on the World busta including Uganda’s Specialty
es is improved. In addition, factors Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation and Fine Robusta coffees. UCDA
such as quality compliance, value Agreement; innovative mechanisms also disseminated information on
addition, packaging and branding to facilitate access to credit, buyer and the Uganda coffee industry, includ-
are critical in determining market ac- investor priorities globally and how re- ing the coffee trade and investment
cess and incomes that accrue to the gional growers and traders can capi- opportunities in Uganda.
exporting countries and enterprises. talize on these new opportunities.
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Interview
Wokorach prepping his machine at the Africa Barista Challenge
Another Ugandan barista
champion shines at the regional
barista championship
Tell us about Micheal Wokorach do my industrial training at UCDA. During my time
I am an Acholi from Northern Uganda who there I learnt a great deal about the coffee world
grew up in Mukono. I studied Food Science through trainings such as Basic Quality Control,
at Kyambogo University and this is where my Barista, R-Grading among others. I picked a lot of
coffee journey began. I am currently working interest in the barista course and in 2015, I partic-
with Great Lakes Coffee Roastery as the Head of ipated in the Inter-University Barista Champion-
Coffee. ships and was crowned the champion.
How did you get into the world of coffee? My former university has a very active coffee
In my first year at the University back in 2013, I club and I am always super excited to see the
joined Kyambogo University Coffee Association students participating in the annual Inter-Univer-
(KYUCA) through a friend Mr. Ibrahim Karungi who sity Barista Championships and winning.
was the coffee president at the time. The coffee
clubs in universities are an initiative of the Uganda You are currently the Uganda National
Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). Karungi later Barista Champion. How did you get there?
introduced me to Judith Engena, a UCDA Quality I participated last year. The competition was a
Assurance Officer who was in charge of the universi- tough one but I played smart and in the end, my
ty coffee clubs. love and passion got me the win I was craving
for.
Since I was studying Food Science I applied to
UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020 | 5
Interview
I have many role models
in this coffee industry.
One of my role models
is my boss Mr. Andreas
Nicolaides. He makes
me dream super big.
Wokorach shows off his certificate of achievement after coming
second in the African Barista Challenge
What does it mean to be a na- and new moves to prepare me to
tional champion? compete in the near future.
Its supper exciting at first but then
as time passes by you feel normal Will you defend your UNBC title
but you earn respect from friends this year? If not, why not?
but majorly within the coffee com- I am not defending my title this
munity because it’s not easy to own year. I have a lot to fix and also plan.
that crown. After the Championship I Besides I would like to concen-
earned myself a job with GreatLakes trate on my work for now. This is an
Coffee Roastery which was a very opportunity for another champion to
good opportunity for me. take the crown. I would like to see
more champions in the league so
As the national barista cham- that in the near future we can have a
pion, you have participated battle of the champions.
twice in the Africa Barista
Challenge at the annual What advice would you give
African Fine Coffees Con- those participating?
ference and Exhibition in I advise my colleagues com-
2019 and 2020. What peting this year to research, invest,
has this experience practice and also consult, I can be of
been like? very good help. I am just a call away.
I am so special.
God has blessed me for I am also planning to host a compe-
sure. Competing twice at tition workshop for an in-depth com-
AFCA has been a great petition methodology. I will reveal
experience for me. the details soon.
Last year, I participat-
ed in the Africa Barista Who are your role models?
Challenge in Kigali. This I have many role models in this cof-
year I participated in the fee industry. One of my role models is
Challenge in Mombasa and came my boss Mr. Andreas Nicolaides. He
second. I learnt a lot of tactics makes me dream super big.
6 | UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020
News
Preliminaries for national
barista and national cup tasters
championships successfully held
Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) successfully concluded the
preliminary rounds for both the Uganda National Barista Championship (UNBC)
and the Uganda National Cup Tasters Championship (UNCTC) in March. Sixteen
baristas qualified for the semifinal competition of the UNBC and eight for the
UNCTC.
D
ue to the COVID-19 pan- regional competition – the Africa event that serves as the culmination
demic and the ensuing Barista Challenge – before repre- of local and regional events around
lockdown announced by senting the country on the global the globe. This year the event will
His Excellency the President of the stage at the World Barista Cham- be held in Melbourne, Australia from
Republic of Uganda on 30 March, pionship (WBC). The WBC is the the 4th to 7th of May. Considering the
the competitions were postponed. preeminent international coffee prevailing circumstances, Uganda
New dates will be communicated to competition produced annually by will not be represented this year.
participants in due course. World Coffee Events (WCE). Both
the national competition and the The national cup taster, on the other
The UNBC and UNCTC are annual WBC focus on promoting excel- hand, represents the nation at the
events held by UCDA to determine lence in coffee and advancing the World Cup Tasters Championship.
the national barista and cup tast- barista profession. In addition, the This year the event is slated to be
er each year. The national barista WBC engages a worldwide audi- held in Poland, Warsaw from 15th to
goes on to participate in an annual ence with an annual championship 17th October.
The reigning Uganda National Cup Tasters Champion also a Quality Assurance
Officer at UCDA participating in the preliminaries for this year’s UNCTC
UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020 | 7
Value addition
A quality champion project
for secondary processing
“The highlight for me at the 18th African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition
(AFCC&E) was the East African Community (EAC) Business Forum sponsored by
the International Trade Centre (ITC) and co-organised with the African Fine Coffees
Association (AFCA).”
By Fredrick Mugerwa
T
his event highlighted how coffee
producers can add value to their
coffee. At the forum, public and
private sector representatives were
brought together to identify concrete
solutions to boost trade opportunities
for coffee exporters in East African
countries.
The four-day event held in Mombasa,
Kenya emphasized the need to meet
quality requirements to increase coffee
exports from the EAC region and thus
gain access to the European Union
market.
At the invitation of ITC, I presented a
paper at the forum in my capacity as a
Quality Champion - one of over 20 cer-
tified in Uganda and 123 in the region.
To qualify as a Quality Champion I un-
derwent a series of training sessions in
Kampala, Uganda to become a Quality
Champion. At the end of the training, I
was then deployed to implement a
quality improvement project in a coffee
secondary processing factory in Waki-
so district. My presentation at the forum
focused on quality improvement with
lean methods to eliminate waste and the sorting of hulled green beans over grade output was identified as varying
increase efficiency. screens with different sized holes. A by over -30% in relation to the input.
coffee sample drawn from fairly av- The root causes of the problem zeroed
My presentation focused on three sub erage quality (FAQ) coffee is analyzed in on non-representative sampling and
projects. The first sub project involved and payments are made to the supplier analyses, excessive bean shrinkage
data analysis of input and output of dif- based on the size of the beans, besides during mechanical drying and potential
ferent coffee grades. Coffee grading is other parameters. The screen 18 coffee wearing out of grading screens.
8 | UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020Value addition
Grading screens and their conformity measuring tools (vernier calliper and micrometer screw gauge)
Production time stoppage data for demonstration
purposes only as stones, metal, glass, plastic, wood
and fungal decayed beans into a fin-
ished product (graded coffee beans).
Time spent on production stoppages
Training on implementation was pro-
vided.
600
A few other Quality Champions from
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania also
Time (min)
400
made presentations. The forum gave
200 us an opportunity to learn from each
other’s experiences. It was evident
0 that the sub-projects so far undertak-
Near shut down, Pre-processing low Machine Power outage, Screen grade Elevetor belt
collection of
spillages
retention product
attributed to
non-uniformity of
breakdown,
gravity separator
Generator -under
capacity
changeover breakdown
en are simple and non-resource in-
deliveries
tensive. The key need was about cof-
fee grading factories re-examining
Stoppage reason their operations, collecting necessary
data or analyzing historical data to
identify problems and generate ideas
The solutions shared included multiple their durations (see figure below). As for waste reduction and improving
coffee bag sampling, optimizing the a result of using this data analysis the the efficiency of operations.
mechanical drying process and assur- business is intervening to increase its
ing conformity of the grading screens rate of production output. A farmer from South Western Ugan-
and analyses. Interventions are under- da who wet processes his coffee
way to reduce the variation, and hence The third sub project involved sup- testified that he has already bene-
increase the business’ profitability. porting the company to meet specific fitted from the quality process im-
food safety requirements imposed by provement through the free knowl-
The second sub project was about a buyer based in the United States of edge shared by Quality Champion
production line output optimization. America. This involved among others, visits to his business.
This involved collecting data from op- developing of a preventive controls
erations to focus on improvements. food safety system and identifying Overall my participation was a worth-
100,000
Data was collected from five undis- two critical Sep
preventive control steps. while and rewarding experience in
turbed production runs, for good prod- The firstQuantity
preventive control step was terms of sharing and gathering ideas. It
uct output, defects, stoppage reasons mechanical drying of ungraded coffee also raised my understanding of solu-
and durations. The value of using data beans to prevent mycotoxin develop- tions to the industry challenges and
to improve efficiency was demonstrat- ment and the second optical sorting to enabled me to establish relationships
ed by analyzing the stoppages against deter the entry of foreign matter such for future beneficial engagements.
UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020 | 9Value addition
Ssensaga explains
how to get uniform
coffee ripening
By Julius Twiine
Benedicto Ssensaga was only eight years old when
he moved along with his sister from Kiboga district
to settle in Kikingura village, Bwijanga sub-county, in
Masindi district. “I bought 3 acres of land from my in-
laws because I needed to settle. At that time, I was only
19 years old. I acquired the piece of land in exchange for
two mature pigs,” Ssensaga said.
s a young man, Ssensaga start- high-yielding with good out turn, a
A ed planting a variety of crops
but with emphasis on coffee be-
cause according to him, his par-
trick he attributes to good farming,
keenly following advice from UCDA
extension staff and good pre-and
ents were coffee farmers who always post-harvest handling practices.
told him how profitable the crop was.
“I usually keep my fields clean be-
Ssensaga, now 59, has grown to be- cause keeping coffee in the bush
come a full on-farm coffee expert. He makes the coffee seeds turn pale.
boasts of over 22 acres of land subdi- When harvesting, I pick only ripe cof-
vided under different enterprises that fee, one seed at a time, and that helps
supplement the income from coffee. me to leave the unripe beans on the
plants. After harvesting, I ensure that I
“I’m currently practicing coffee on do selective pruning to give room for
seven and a half acres of land but am more production,” Ssensaga said.
continuously expanding,” he said.
Coffee farmers are advised to harvest
Last season he harvested over 80 only red ripe coffee cherries by selec-
bags of kiboko weighing more than tive hand picking. Most of them con-
100 kilograms. The out-turn of the sider this to be a laborious and costly
coffee was over 60% when hulled into task especially since their cherries
clean coffee also known as kase. ripen unevenly. Fortunately for Ssen-
saga, this is no longer a problem.
According to Ssensaga, coffee is just
like any other crop. If you give it at- The trick to uniform
tention and care it will give you good ripening
yields. Uniform coffee ripening results ical and physical characteristics
from a combination of factors. of the soil, the state of the plant
While some people see only one These include the amount and (whether it is shaded or bushy) as
harvest, Ssensaga’s coffee is always distribution of rainfall, the chem- well as timeliness in the applica-
10 | UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020Value addition
leguminous species capture
much-needed Nitrogen from the
atmosphere and convert it into ni-
trates which are used by the coffee
for numerous purposes.
Shade trees also act as windbreak-
ers to protect the coffee trees from
excessive and destructive winds
and some even repel dangerous
pests found in the environment.
Ssensaga controls the bushiness of
his plants through regular pruning.
This allows the coffee plants to re-
ceive adequate sunlight. If a plant is
tion of good agricultural practices too bushy, it can create a micro-en-
(GAPs). All these play a big role in vironment for pests and diseases in
the ripening phase. the shamba.
Ssensaga maintains a good bal- Ssensaga sources all his seedlings
ance of shade trees which in- from UCDA certified nurseries. The
cludes Musizi trees (maesopsis seedlings from these nurseries are
eminii) and local ‘Mugavu’ tree of the approved quality. To further
species. During this era of climatic boost their yield and encourage
change, shade trees are important uniform ripening he ensures ade-
in coffee farming. Their umbrel- quate soil-moisture during vege-
la-shaped canopies provide shade tative growth in order to minimize
which mitigates against excessive pre-flowering stress. He achieves
temperatures and heat stress that it through soil-water retention mea-
are responsible for flower and fruit sures and through the use of trench-
abortion. es, mulch and organic manure.
Deep-rooted shade trees recover Ssensaga has created a unique mi-
soil nutrients from deeper soil hori- cro-environment around his coffee
zons and transport them to their fields unique from the surrounding
leaves. When their leaves fall and marginal areas.
rot, they provide organic matter or
manure which is released into the In 2011, Ssensaga, along with a few
coffee plantation. This organic mat- others, started up a coffee farmers’
ter improves the soil texture and group called Kikingura Coffee Farm-
water retention thus availing the ers’ Association. Eight years later, in
much-needed water to the coffee. 2019, the group became bigger af-
Besides, deep-rooted trees don’t ter it attracted other groups in the
compete with the coffee for water area. Together they formed Bwi-
and other nutrients. janga Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative
Society Limited which is currently
Furthermore, shade trees of the comprised of over 150 members.
UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020 | 11Consumption
Farmer group in Luuka plans to
promote local consumption
Baliboneraawo Kibuutu Coffee Farmers Association (BABUCOFA) was formed
in 2013. Two years later, on 17 September 2015, it signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with Luuka Tourist Farm to improve coffee quality and promote
value addition in their community. This would be achieved through being organized
as a group with a common goal to conduct, coffee processing, grading and
packaging at the community level.
By Barbara Akajorait
T
he association was started
by its patron Mr Fred Kanya-
li with 40 founder members
from Bulongo sub county, twelve
of whom were women. Since then it
had added 30 more members. The
committee and a few available farm-
ers conduct monthly meetings and
a quarterly meeting is conducted
where all members are required to
attend. BABUCOFA was formally reg-
istered on 2 January 2019 as a Com-
munity Based Organisation (CBO) in
Luuka town council in Luuka District.
The association’s objectives are to
mobilise and organise coffee farmers,
increase coffee production through
the use of Good Agricultural Practic-
es (GAPs), develop capacity through
trainings by extension officers, im-
prove the coffee quality through pro-
motion of best post-harvesting prac-
tices and promote bulk marketing.
Since 2015 Uganda Coffee Develop-
ment Authority (UCDA) has supported
the association by providing equip-
ment, inputs and technical knowl-
edge. In 2016, UCDA, under its Centre
for Robusta Excellence (CORE) proj-
ect, provided a wet coffee processing
machine and a solar dryer. These were
installed at Mr. Kanyali’s residence
12 | UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020Consumption
The machine is used by members of The CORE project identified Mr.
the association to produce washed Kanyali as a demonstration farmer in
Robusta coffee. Kanyali’s washed the area and later Mrs. Carol Watu-
Robusta coffee has competed in the uka was elected as their lead farm-
annual Taste of Harvest competition er. Under the same CORE project,
organized by the Africa Fine Coffee members received various agricul-
Association with good results. tural farm inputs such as pesticides,
spray pumps and good quality coffee
The coffee from farmers in his area seedlings. In addition, UCDA tech-
has been collected under a UCDA nical staff have trained farmers on
profiling program and it has been Good Agricultural GAPs.
scoring 80 points. Robusta coffee that second-highest grade for a Robusta
scores from 80 to 90 points is con- coffee. The UCDA interventions have had
sidered Fine Robusta Coffee – the several positive results. The quali-
ty of coffee beans have improved
greatly. Prior to the intervention, the
Who is Frederick John Kanyali quality was fairly good, however, not
all members were following good
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iboneraawo Kibuutu Farm- husbandry. His father, who was a CORE project addressed this through
ers Association (BABUCOFA) teetotaler, took on coffee drinking trainings whose outcomes have
in Luuka District. and eventually planted some cof- yielded good results as seen from
fee trees so he could enjoy a cup the profiling exercise.
He was born on 4 May 1943 to a local of coffee at home. He would roast
chief in Bulongo sub county, Luuka the coffee in an open saucepan The farmers have also increased the
District. He is married with 6 children and pound it in a wooden mortar to acreage of land under coffee from 20
and 15 grandchildren. Upon com- make ground coffee. to 50 acres in total as a group. In ad-
pletion of his school education, dition, the number of farmers joining
Kanyali joined Uganda Ho- Kanyali remembers the the association has jumped from40
tels Ltd under the then fragrance of the roast to 70 members in the last 5 years.
Uganda Development and ground cof-
Corporation for two fee filling the air The association plans to venture
years as an Assis- around them and into value addition through roasting
tant Manager (Train- enticing them to of their own coffee. They have un-
ee). Shortly after, he taste the aromatic dergone training in good roasting
got a scholarship to drink. Since UCDA practices demonstrated at the UCDA
go to France where donated a pulper laboratory in Iganga. The group now
he studied Hotel Man- and dryer to produce plans to procure a coffee roaster and
agement and Catering high-quality coffee packaging machine. This will enable
and obtained a Diploma beans; value addition is them to produce coffee for local con-
qualification from the Grenoble the ultimate. A roaster grinder and sumption.
Hotel School. When he returned to packing machine for drinking coffee
Uganda he rejoined Uganda Hotels will be required to establish a coffee Mr. Kanyali has sold coffee to restau-
and worked all over Uganda. Kanyali shop in the town council. rants locally, in Mukono and Kampa-
retired after thirty years’ service. He la but he intends to get more clients
then joined local politics and served Besides coffee, Kanyali also grows once volumes increase. The farmers
as Chairman LC III for only one term. all types of bananas including Ma- of BABUCOFA believe adding value
tooke, Gonja, Ndizzi and Kayinja. to their coffee and selling it locally
Kanyali’s parents inspired him to He also grows cocoa, oranges and will give them an additional revenue
take up agriculture. They were both mangoes. stream that will protect them from
the unstable international prices.
UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020 | 13Consumption
Left to right: Ivan Winyi, Alex Masereka and Hussein Birikunzira receive coffee other goodies from UCDA's Corporate
Communications Manager, Laura Walusimbi
UCDA gives back to coffee consumers
From December 2019 to February 2020, Uganda Coffee Development Authority
(UCDA) engaged the public through a social media campaign dubbed the
#LoveUgCoffee campaign. In total, UCDA gave out a hamper to six of the most
engaged people on Twitter or Facebook.
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he first winner was Mr. Ivan Winyi Commenting on the campaign, Ms. ruary. To participate in the campaign, all
who was excited to receive his Walusimbi said UCDA’s mandate is the participants had to do was nom-
hamper that included a pack of to oversee all coffee activities in the inate someone by typing “#LoveUg-
roasted Uganda coffee, a travel mug, country, with a mission to facilitate the Coffee, I nominate (Twitter handle or
and a key holder among other goodies increase in coffee production, produc- Facebook account)”. The tweet and
from UCDA’s Corporate Communica- tivity and domestic consumption. In Facebook post with most engagement
tions Manager, Mrs. Laura Walusimbi. line with this, UCDA promotes domes- would win.
The handover took place at UCDA’s tic coffee consumption and coffee as a
head office at Coffee House. value-added product. The second winner was Mr. Alex
Masereka. Speaking about the cam-
“I am delighted to be the first winner in “We introduced the #LoveUgCoffee paign, an excited Masereka said he got
the #LoveUgCoffee campaign. I have campaign during the festive season to know about the campaign through
always loved coffee and even those with the main objective of giving back social media. “The product the cam-
I went with to school can bear witness to Ugandans by promoting Uganda paign is talking about is a Ugandan
to this. So when I came across the cam- coffee,’ said Mrs. Walusimbi. “Ugan- product, and I’m a big-time consumer
paign, I decided to try my luck and fortu- da produces great coffee. In addition, of coffee. And since I’m always glad to
nately I emerged the winner,” said Winyi. Uganda is the largest coffee exporter contribute to things Ugandan and Afri-
on the continent. UCDA wants Ugan- can, I decided to give it a try and I won,”
“I urge all Ugandans to participate in dans to know and enjoy their coffee. said Masereka. He urged others to
the campaign because there is noth- We believe domestic coffee con- join the campaign then because they
ing as sweet as Ugandan coffee. It is sumption will boost the incomes of would be supporting Uganda.
even sweeter when received as a gift! farmers and other stakeholders along
Ugandans especially youths, who are the value chain.” The third winner of the #LoveUgCof-
the most active group on social media fee campaign urged Ugandans to
shouldn’t miss out on this opportunity,” The #LoveUgCoffee run from the end go back to their roots -- farming -- as
an excited Ivan noted. of December to the beginning of Feb- one of the ways of fighting unem-
14 | UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020Consumption
ployment. While receiving his gifts at of Ugandan products,” said Birikunzira. for the #LoveUgCoffee campaign,
UCDA’s head office at Coffee House He urged all Ugandans to love Ugan- describing it as one of the best ways
on Jinja Road in Kampala, Mr. Hussein dan products and also take part in such of promoting domestic coffee con-
Birikunzira said one of the reasons re- campaigns. sumption.
sponsible for the high rates of unem-
ployment in the country is the youth’s The fourth winner of the #LoveUgCof- “The youths are the largest group
dislike for agriculture. fee campaign, Mr. Aburu Awath could of people on social media as well
not hide his excitement when he ar- as Uganda. When you target social
“We are brought up to believe that liv- rived to pick his prize. media, you are targeting the youths,
ing a good life can only come through which is a big market. This without a
education. Parents and teachers hard- “I love Uganda coffee a lot and out doubt will interest youths in coffee
ly tell us how lucrative agriculture is. I of this love, I have always found consumption,” he noted.
think it is the right time for parents to myself amongst coffee lovers.
interest their children in agriculture,” While at Makerere University, I was Nicholas Charles Ssebalamu was the
he advised. Birikunzira added that his part of the university’s coffee club,” final winner of the campaign. Ssebal-
love for agriculture was been shaped the elated Awath said. “I also did amu who currently works in Arua said
by the coffee farmers and dealers my internship at UCDA) which fur- he got to know about the campaign
whom he closely works with. He sup- ther increased my love for coffee. through social media where he is very
plies them with furnace oil for their On joining UNBS, I found myself active.
coffee roasteries. working with several farmers and
officials from UCDA. It seems me “I am a coffee farmer and a big fan
“They are all earning better than many and coffee were made for each of Ugandan coffee. Even during my
people doing white-collar jobs. I will other because we are not about school days at Gulu University, I
also be joining coffee farming this year to separate!” He added that when was actively involved in the activ-
and I have already secured land for he came across the campaign on ities of the coffee club so when I
myself.” Facebook, he did not waste even came across this campaign, I gave
a second. His post was the most it a try immediately,” said Ssebala-
It is out of this love for coffee that he responded to in the campaign on mu.
closely follows coffee-related content Facebook that week.
online, where he is active. He lauded UCDA for the #LoveU-
Mr. Muganzi Arinaitwe was the fifth gCoffee campaign, saying it is one
“I’m always on Twitter, so when I came winner to be rewarded for his efforts of the best ways of interesting the
across the #LoveUgCoffee campaign, to promote domestic consumption youths in not only coffee consump-
I gave it a try immediately for the love on social media. He thanked UCDA tion but also farming.
Left to right: Aburu Awath receive his gifts from UCDA’s Laura Walusimbi while Muganzi Arinaitwe and Nicholas Charles Ssebalamu
receives their gifts from UCDA’s System Administrator, Valentine Bette and MIS Manager, Lydia Kitakufe, respectively.
UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020 | 15C FFEE TRENDS
Key Highlights
A total of 477,561-kilo bags Farm-gate prices for Robusta Coffee exports for the 78.40% of the total volume
of coffee valued at US$ 45.87 Kiboko averaged UGX 2,000 12-months period (April 2019 was exported by 10 export-
million were exported in per kilo; FAQ UGX 4,000 per to March 2020) totalled to ers, out of 44 companies
March 2020 at an average kilo, Arabica parchment UGX 4,877,141 bags worth US$ which performed during the
weighted price of US$ 1.60 / 5,400 per kilo and Drugar 471.59 million compared to month compared to 80.07%
kilo, 5 cents lower than US$ UGX 5,000 per kilo. 4,108,401 bags (US$ 420.45 in February 2020.
1.65 /kilo in February 2020. million) the previous year .
The ICO Composite Indicator price increased by 6.9% to 109.05 US cents/lb in March 2020 from US cents/lb 102.00 in February 2020.
Trend of Total Quantity & Value of Coffee Exported: April 2019- March 2020
600,000 70,000,000
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Quantity Value
Top 10 Coffee Exporters and their Market Share: March 2020
8.03% 7.69%
Ideal Quality Kawacom (U) Ltd
Commodities Ltd
6.66%
Touton Uganda Ltd
9.6%
Olam Uganda Ltd 4.83%
Ibero (U) Ltd
477,561 3.87%
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Kampala Domestic
Ugacof (U) Ltd Store Ltd
21% 3.02%
18.36% Commodity Solutions (U) Ltd
Kyagalanyi Coffee Others
Factory Ltd 3.02%
Louis Dreyfus
Company (U) Ltd
16 | UCDA NEWSLETTER: QUARTER 3 | JANUARY – MARCH 2020Coffee trends
International Coffee Organisation Indicator Prices: March 2020 (US cents/lb)
ICO composite indicator Colombian Milds Other Milds Brazilian Naturals Robustas
02-Mar 109.00 158.08 147.19 112.81 68.30
03-Mar 112.05 162.71 152.60 116.63 68.90
04-Mar 110.45 160.39 149.67 114.62 68.60
05-Mar 107.03 154.85 143.67 110.26 68.09
06-Mar 105.34 152.58 140.52 108.05 67.85
09-Mar 106.12 153.36 142.93 108.90 67.66
10-Mar 108.74 157.95 147.23 111.93 68.35
11-Mar 107.59 156.13 145.34 110.43 68.10
12-Mar 105.84 153.88 142.51 108.22 67.51
13-Mar 104.95 151.88 140.82 107.15 67.58
16-Mar 103.79 149.67 138.75 105.80 67.43
17-Mar 103.22 149.17 137.58 105.02 67.36
18-Mar 105.69 152.73 142.27 108.24 67.62
19-Mar 107.61 156.12 146.04 110.86 67.43
20-Mar 111.28 162.37 152.22 116.59 67.17
23-Mar 112.13 164.28 154.81 116.90 67.11
24-Mar 115.15 168.92 159.47 120.94 67.86
25-Mar 117.41 172.56 162.83 124.72 67.81
26-Mar 114.63 168.97 158.14 120.95 67.18
27-Mar 109.30 161.65 150.45 113.05 65.94
30-Mar 111.01 164.75 153.99 115.50 65.55
31-Mar 110.75 164.88 154.17 115.56 64.65
Average 109.05 158.99 148.33 112.87 67.46
High 117.41 172.56 162.83 124.72 68.90
Low 103.22 149.17 137.58 105.02 64.65
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