Uganda’s coffee industry is a vital engine of socio-economic transformation, particularly amid recent global market growth. From 2013 to 2023, coffee consistently contributed 14.4 percent to ...

Uganda on Friday blamed its withdrawal from an International Coffee Organisation (ICO) agreement this month on what it said are unfair tariffs and other barriers that restrict export of processed ...

Somini Sengupta went to Zirobwe, Uganda, to write about (and taste) a coffee that might help a warming world stay caffeinated. April 28, 2023 First the bad news.

Uganda’s coffee export earnings more than doubled to $167.68mn in March 2025, compared to $82.56mn in February 2024. The number of bags exported rose to 555,756, ...

Uganda is one of Africa’s top two coffee producers, exporting more than 6 million bags of coffee between September 2023 and August 2024, accounting for $1.3 billion in earnings.

Uganda, one of the world’s top coffee producers, which exported 6.35 million bags of coffee worth $1.4 billion in 2023/2024, has even greater potential to shine globally if similar investments ...

Coffee yields have been dropping and prices are up by as much as 30 percent in some areas since 2015. More than just the consumer's morning pick-me-up is threatened.

Cash from the coffee sales provides the only income to pay for school for the kids, and for medical care. Coffee production supports an estimated 120 million of some of the world’s poorest people.

In Uganda, Coffee Farmers Who Depart From Government Guidelines Risk Arrest. Africa’s top exporter tries to increase the quality of beans, boost exports and bolster inflow of foreign exchange . By .

The coffee is later milled, roasted and ground, ready for use. In a good season, Mary says she can make 6,000,000 Ugandan shillings (around £1,300) — a decent income for this area. During the ...