Uganda

Est. 2006

17 Members

The Uganda Country Platform is today focused on developing and rolling out National Sustainability Curricula and lobbying the private sector and government for greater coffee sustainability.

345.6k

Total Production (MT)

4.3 %

% Sustainable

80/20

Robusta vs. Arabica

94.6 %

% Exports

18m

Number of Smallholder farmers

800k

Number of Hectares

Country Milestones

Learn more about the history, evolution and achievements of Uganda’s Country Platform.

Coffee Shows

A total of 165 coffee shows in 49 coffee growing districts were held

District Extension Pilot

A District Extension Pilot project in 9 key coffee growing districts using the harmonised extension materials was rolled out

Harmonised Extension Materials

A District Extension Pilot project in 9 key coffee growing districts using the harmonised extension materials was rolled out where 270 extension workers and 270 Community Based Facilitators were trained using a hands on practical approach for a period of 9 months.

Manuals

Manuals for robusta and arabica extension services were developed. Handbooks were developed along with the Clonal Nursery manual.

NEXT: annual stakeholders meeting

GCP Collective Action Initiative

The GCP Collective Action Initiative: “Ugandan Youth for Coffee: Developing Prosperity through Rehabilitation & Rejuvenation” brings together GCP Membership and partners to collectively and pre-competitively take action on this pressing sustainability issue. The initiative will develop a rehabilitation and rejuvenation (R&R) tool kit based on a tested step-wise coffee agronomy enhancement model, and roll it out to 30,000 farmers through 150 youth private coffee service providers educated on R&R.