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 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 ...

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 .

Uganda's coffee exports plummeted 28.5% year on year in August, hurt by a drought that blighted crops in parts of the country and squeezed yields, the coffee industry regulator said.

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.

The volume of Uganda's coffee exports rose 27.9% in February, compared to the same month a year ago, as high prices pushed traders to release larger quantities from their inventories, the ...

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.

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 ...