Tag Archives: coffee farmers

Kapchorwa, Uganda | Xinhua | As world leaders and experts meet in Egypt for a UN climate change conference, coffee farmers in eastern Uganda are grappling with the adverse effects of climate change that threaten their livelihood. In the remote Chebonet village within the mountainous district of Kapchorwa, farmers are already …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Rwenzori region want the government to exclude coffee from the enterprises to be catered for under the Parish Development Model-PDM program. They argue that PDM is meant to help elevate poor people out of poverty and it’s important to recognize that most …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers with stumped coffee trees in Rwenzori region will benefit from free organic fertilizers. Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA launched a campaign to stump out old coffee trees and rehabilitate abandoned coffee gardens across the country to help increase productivity. According to perfectdailygrind.com, stumping is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers now have a new opportunity to increase production and benefit across the value chain, thanks to a new project fronted by the Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI). The project dubbed fair-for-all, improving coffee value chains in Uganda seeks to …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Mbale district have been urged to work through cooperative societies to boot their bargaining power during the sale of their products and the production of coffee. Speaking on Wednesday during the launch of the Fair for All Project by the Southern and …

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Sironko, Bulambuli and Bududa district are counting losses due to the suspected outbreak of the dieback disease. James Gudoyi, a coffee farmer from Bumasabo sub-county in Bulambuli district says the disease makes the coffee plant to shade off all the berries and …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Kyandu cell Kisinga town council, Kasese district are decrying the invasion of pests and diseases that have attacked their coffee plantations. According to some of the farmers, the coffee seeds change colour from red to black. Patrick Kyamanduma an active a coffee …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers and dealers in Masaka are stuck with their produce due to slump in local market prices. Since the beginning of the year, the price of coffee has gradually decreased and of recent it has reduced by more than half to the cost of last …

Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Katenga sub county in Mitooma district under their umbrella Kajoki Coffee Farmer’s Association are up in arms against traders for the poor coffee quality, which has resulted in low prices. A kilogram of coffee in Mitooma district currently costs Shillings 4200 down …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in Bugisu sub region have opposed the National Coffee Bill. The bill, which is before parliament, seeks to provide for the registration and licensing coffee farmers across the country. The bill also proposes that land, where the coffee is to be grown, …