Uganda Coffee Beans

Elgon one of uganda s largest mountains.

Uganda coffee beans. Bugishu which is grown near sipi falls on the western slopes of mt. Foreign shipments in the nine months through june amounted to 3 79. They are usually lightly roasted closer to home in the us or europe depending on where you buy your coffee beans. Our organic uganda coffee beans are sourced from family owned farms located in the bugisu region on the slopes of africa s oldest volcano mount elgon in uganda.

In 1989 uganda s coffee production capacity exceeded its quota of 2 3 million bags but export volumes were still diminished by economic and security problems and large amounts of coffee beans were still being smuggled out of uganda for sale in neighbouring countries. The sipi falls coffee project was established in 1999 to strengthen high quality coffee growing in the region and create a sustainable income for farmers. Also grown in uganda is the arabica cultivar bugishu bugisu coffea arabica var. Mount elgon in the east the rwenzori mountains in the southwest and west nile in the northwest.

But coffee is produced in nearly every area of rwanda grown wild and amongst the indigenous plants on the sides of mountains where the gorillas live and in the valleys. Hand picked and packed in small batches with optimum flavor and freshness suitable. Cocoa production declined in the 1970s and 1980s however and market conditions discouraged internat. Most coffee grown in uganda 80 is of the varietal varietal robusta coffea canephora var.

Coffee together with gold are the east african country s top commodity export earners according to the finance ministry. Nsibiriwa in recognition of their support at the 18th africa fine coffee conference and exhibition in mombasa kenya. This is important because when you mix in unripe beans on drying they will spoil the quality of the beans. Delegates and exhibitors at the 18th afcc e tasting uganda s fine coffees rainfall alliance staff receive an award from owek.

1 medium roast coffee with a satisfying rich aroma smooth body and made of 100 arabica beans 4 this coffee has great balance medium acidity silky full body floral notes and sweet chocolate after taste with 84. Uganda mount elgon kapchorwa aa fresh coffee beans growing in uganda coffee is uganda s number 1 export and more than 20 of all its population earn their cash income due to the industry. Coffee is uganda s top earning export crop. Robusta with the other 20 comprising arabica varietals typica sl 14 sl 28 and kent.

The bugisu region is named after the bugisu people who are indigenous to this area. Harvest coffee beans when their color changes from green to ripen red. Some coffee farmers cultivated cocoa trees on land already producing robusta coffee. How best to harvest coffee in uganda with an average of 1000 coffee trees of say robusta coffee in an acre you can harvest about 8 000 kg in a year.

Robusta first started growing here in 1860 in the lush grasslands around lake victoria.