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 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’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, ...

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 .

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.

Uganda's coffee exports declined last month due to the impact of a drought affecting many growing areas across the country, the state-run sector regulator said. KAMPALA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Uganda ...

Uganda, Africa’s biggest coffee exporter, said output from the 2022-23 crop year may climb to record levels, driven by improved rainfall and new plantings over the last eight years.

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 ...