Kenneth Barigye
@KBarigye
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Our amazing team at
@mtnharvestug
has scored again! Our commitment to consistent high quality is seen yet another time in this years
#BestofthePearl
coffee competitions by
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
@ITCnews
@LWRmedia
@counter_culture
@BackyardBeans
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Keith is one of the civil servants whom I respect. Around 2010 I was in charge of an NGO that was constructing a school in a rural area. We applied for a power line under the Rural Electrification Agency but the process took too long with many visits between (1/5)
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I am loving Rwenzori! It’s less than 30 days since we opened up our buying center and we are full to capacity. The farmers know how to deliver quality cherry - just give them a price incentive
@CoffeeUganda
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To cut the long story short the school was connected in 3 weeks.
His parting words were “please accept my apology on behalf of my colleagues. Go skill Ugandans” and he drove off.
May Keith’s Soul Rest in Peace! (5/5)
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This weekend I performed my duties as a father. In the first picture I visited the boys (Keith and Kenrick) at
#Vivacollage
while the second I was handing over Dad’s official success card to Kendra who is doing her PLE in a few days. We pray for more blessings and more coffee!
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This week I visited a coffee farm in what we know as a dry corridor in NAKASONGOLA. At just 2 years these coffee trees are close to 10kgs of cherry per tree. All this farmer did was irrigate and apply manure from his goats. Invest in your soil and the soil will reward you!…
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Our Ugandan coffee was on a cupping table with coffees from Colombia and Ethiopia and it attracted the most attention. Uganda is ready for the world stage as an origin of top quality coffee beans! It is all because of hard working Ugandans and
@CoffeeUganda
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If you have been thinking that growing coffee requires a lot of patience that you don’t have, I am asking you to think again! This tree was planted in October 2019. In less than 3 years it’s ready to pay back!
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
@unffe
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He gave me a date 30 days away and told me to come to his office at 8am.
28 days later, on a Friday, 2 days before my appointment Keith called me to remind me! This guy remembered a commitment he made to a random guy in a social place! (3/5)
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Excited to join
@CoffeeUganda
at HOTELEX at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Centre from 27 to 30 March. I will present an opportunity to coffee lovers in China to taste some of Uganda's best coffees.
We will have Coffee cuppings at the UCDA (Ugandan Coffee…
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These trees were planted in Oct 2021 at 1800masl in Kisoro. With the right seedlings from
@CoffeeUganda
and their advice on best practices, we are soon harvesting. Intercropping with macadamia and bananas does not only provide shade but more money!
#agroforestry
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Today we opened our Rugyendabara operations with excitement. We are taking our lessons from Mt Elgon to the Rwenzoris
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
@Luwero_Rwenzori
@EIyamulemye
@africancoffees
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Exactly 3 years ago a
@CoffeeUganda
seedling supplier accompanied by
@OWC_ug
and
@MAAIF_Uganda
staff delivered free coffee seedlings! Now i am about to pay them back in export taxes!
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I didnt understand the order but i was proud finding this at
@coterracoffee
in Dubai
@CoffeeUganda
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Spending my time with the heroes on the farm in Rwenzori is so refreshing. Especially when you know the folks in Kampala are trying to uncover where $10M for coffee went! I try to imagine what I could do with just $1m on these mountains! Local economies would be transformed!
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We had the privilege of hosting a group of UK roasters and importers visiting Uganda with support from
@UKinUganda
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
@ITCnews
we showcased Ugandas efforts to produce top coffees
@CGATech_UK
@CorusIntl
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At
@mtnharvestug
we are celebrating! I thank all our teams in Elgon, Rwenzori and Kisoro for producing great coffees that have won all the categories in the
@fine_coffees
#TasteofHarvest2024
@CoffeeUganda
@counter_culture
@RoyalCoffee
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When I got there at 8am he got out of his office, asked me to follow him to his vehicle and we drove to ERA.
I remember the look in the ERA ED’s face! Keith asked why ERA was frustrating “this young man trying to skill Ugandans”?. (4/5)
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That means out of an acre of 450 trees he gets 4500 kgs. At the current market price of 3800 UGx per kg of Kiboko he gets UGX17,100,000 per acre! If one has 20 acres that is UGX342,000,000 per season! And for a year that could be 513,000,000 assuming we discount the second season…
Making sense of coffee farming
When Hon Kasibante Moses was asked if coffee farming makes business sense, this is was his reply: "I harvest 10kgs of Kiboko (dry cherries) per season from trees above 5 years and 5kgs per season for coffee trees at 3 years." 1/2
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Our 2023 season has started early on the Mountains of the Moon.
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Did you know there are many unsung heroes in the coffee value chain. The heavy loaders move coffee along the value chain.
@ubora_coffee
@CoffeeUganda
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We will continue to improve the experience for buyers of Uganda’s coffee. We now track the location and condition of the container from source to importing country!
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
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For the 4th year we top the coffee competition again. By consistently winning the national competitions we demonstrate that we can replicate the same quality year in year out!
@UCF_UG
@CoffeeUganda
@africancoffees
@IACOSG
@SpecialtyCoffee
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I may love and breath coffee but I still get time to spend time with my love! Of course I take her to coffee farms! And with that I take care of marriage and coffee at the same time!
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Thank you Your Excellence
@RobieKakonge_
for opening doors for us in the US market.
@Odrek_Rwabwogo
@KagutaMuseveni
@EIyamulemye
@mofaug
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Proverbs 22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Seeing these boys manage their first gig as baristas merited my heart as a parent!
#coffeelocalconsumption
@CoffeeUganda
@GKatabazi
@Baristahouseug
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@CoffeeUganda
you gave us a wet mill and even with no roads to the mountain we are determined to use the latest technology for coffee processing in Tooro.
@MAAIF_Uganda
@KingOyoOfficial
@FrankTumwebazek
@EIyamulemye
now we need road access
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I am happy to welcome anyone interested to visit my coffee farm in Rwenzori. But make sure you have talked to
@jackiearinda
first! It’s a whole different experience that only farmers understand!
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You waited for 3 years now wait no more! Great coffees coming from 2200masl this season on
#MtRwenzori
@CoffeeUganda
@FrankTumwebazek
@UCF_UG
@GKatabazi
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Seeing this truck in the compound means everyone on the team did their job well and the coffee is starting its journey to the buyer
@RoyalCoffee
here we come!
@CoffeeUganda
@AfricaCoffeeACA
��
@SafmarineNAM
@UCF_UG
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Today Large Scale Coffee Farmers engaged
@EIyamulemye
and
@CoffeeUganda
. We pledged to open our farms for training for neighbouring smallholder coffee farmers.
@DrIanClarke
@OWC_ug
@FrankTumwebazek
@UCF_UG
@NUCAFE95
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We sat today in a conversation about Africa’s coffee. The 7 of us think the future is about
#youths
#localcoffeeconsumption
#valueaddition
#tradingwithinafrica
#coffeeschools
@IACOSG
@CoffeeUganda
@EIyamulemye
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Umeme and Electricity Regulatory Agency.
One evening I found Keith is a social place and I decided to complain. He had never seen me and he didn’t k now me.
He told me he was happy to help but he was on leave which he had just started. (2/5)
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Excited to find our
#MtElgon
coffee on Sophomore shelves in Baltimore alongside Ethiopian and Colombian coffee
@UCF_UG
@CoffeeUganda
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Last night
@mtnharvestug
announced Uganda in the specialty coffee space at the
@fine_coffees
expo! We won 4th and 5th place in the arabica honey process category. Our
@African2child
won 3rd place in the African Barista championship! Competing with 71 other arabicas from Africa…
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If Uganda is to produce a consistent quality we need to see more central coffee processing facilities. We are setting up this station on Rwenzori and for sure 2024 is going to be a good year!
@CoffeeUganda
@mtnharvestug
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Yesterday I had the honor to receive the Best of the Pearl Honey processed coffee category winner award 2023 on behalf of the smart men and women at
@mtnharvestug
We continue to win because
#QualityCoffee
is our North Star
@CoffeeUganda
@FredBwino
@UCF_UG
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We are committed to take Uganda’s coffee to the world!
@TugumeNelsonO
and I today learnt that
@SouthAfricaGov
imports about $74m coffee with 51% coming from Brazil and Switzerland
@CoffeeUganda
can we increase our exports to South Africa
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Thank you
@cpmayiga
@CoffeeUganda
@MAAIF_Uganda
@UCF_UG
@BobNsibirwa
for recognizing our contribution towards elevating Uganda’s coffee quality!
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Our commitment to quality starts with the kind of cherry we allow in the supply chain. It must be red ripe!
@CoffeeUganda
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As we open the 2024 coffee season on Mt Rwenzori I have a simple prayer. May the cherry for the entire season be as beautiful as the season’s first table I am seeing today!
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
@fine_coffees
@mtnharvestug
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We have to approach branding of
#Uganda
coffee as partners and not competitors - a win for Uganda is a win for all of us! Thank you
@HRNStiftungNA
@EIyamulemye
@MalisaMukanga
@CoffeeUganda
for the conversation
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Just get our steeped coffee bags and say bye to bad instant coffee! Freedom at 4am!
@jackiearinda
@GKatabazi
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Conversations at
@SpecialtyCoffee
2022 expo in Boston with
@EIyamulemye
@CoffeeUganda
@IACOSG
@UCF_UG
focused at roasting and consuming at origin
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We are now set up in Kisoro! Soon another great Ugandan coffee will join our offering
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
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Great Uganda Coffee on the table
@CoffeeUganda
@EIyamulemye
@EndiroCoffee
@cclorance
@jackiearinda
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@African2child
you worked hard for this! Congratulations upon winning the
@africancoffees
#Baristachampionship
and for making us at
#Mountainharvest
proud. Next is
#Worldofcoffee2023
@CoffeeUganda
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Being a specialty coffee exporter requires this kind of care for coffee. Even after mechanical color sorting our team will look at every single bean to ensure zero defect
@africancoffees
@CoffeeUganda
@Odrek_Rwabwogo
@UCF_UG
@EIyamulemye
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With these huge coffee beans from Rwenzori we expect interesting cups! This also contributes to the farmer’s profitability.
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
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We are thrilled at Mountain Harvest to see our coffees recognized as the best in the country by
@UCF_UG
and
@CoffeeUganda
@CorusIntl
@LuthWorldRelief
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When
@NaCORIUganda
engages the private sector we know we are close to solutions that respond to business needs! We are excited to partner with you on trying new coffee varieties
@UCF_UG
@CoffeeUganda
@FrankTumwebazek
@EIyamulemye
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@URA_CG
@Thomas_Tayebwa
@Odrek_Rwabwogo
There are tax incentives for investing in Uganda. We need tax incentives for investing in marketing Uganda? When we succeed the country benefits.
@EIyamulemye
@Rwakakamba
@DrIanClarke
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@psfued
we are glad you found our coffee nice at the
@SpecialtyCoffee
@PSF_Uganda
@UCF_UG
@CoffeeUganda
@MAAIF_Uganda
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“Coffee sustainability can only be achieved if all stakeholders in the coffee value chain are committed to make the industry sustainable”
@IACOSG
@RwandAgriExport
@CoffeeUganda
@africancoffees
#AFCA2023
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Thank you
@Odrek_Rwabwogo
@KagutaMuseveni
for inviting international journalists to see how Uganda is an origin of great coffees!
@CoffeeUganda
expect more coffee exports from Mt. Elgon
@DailyCoffeeNews
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There is nothing motivating like having our quality at
@mtnharvestug
validated! This group of coffee buyers from the UK were introduced to Uganda’s quality potential today.
@UCF_UG
@CoffeeUganda
@fine_coffees
@ITCnews
@UKinUganda
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At the rate this thing is boiling let me go and laminate my letter of resignation from the Coffee Investment Consortium. I might need it.
@KwesiKutesa
@JackleneArinda
I know you to have withdraw letters but I pray for my brother
@GKatabazi
who just walked away!
COFFEE SCAM PART II
Back to
@NelsonTugumeO
.
1. The latest scheme is a media campaign in Russian media allied to Putin. Supposedly to grow imports of Ugandan coffee into Russia. That will need more money.
2. He is spending part of the taxpayers money to build his “factory for…
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Selling coffee becomes a lot easier when you spend time in buyers’ spaces understanding what is important to them. Was hosted by
@katiecarguilo
at
@counter_culture
in
#Oakland
@CoffeeUganda
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A few friends are asking about coffee drying technologies. This is what we use on Mt Elgon. It’s important to allow enough airflow
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
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“What would happen if we let taste lead? What if we simply listened to robusta without subjecting it to our rules for arabica?”
@bluebottlejames
you are spot on!
@CoffeeUganda
@fine_coffees
@IACOSG
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Coffee conversations run smooth on a good cup of coffee!
@GKatabazi
your love for coffee and your country is inspiring!
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Getting the right seedling means you either go to nurseries approved by
@CoffeeUganda
@OWC_ug
@naads_ug
@NaCORIUganda
@MAAIF_Uganda
or raise your own seedlings. I have been doing both. If you plant the wrong seedling prepare for trouble!
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Glad to join
@GCPcoffee
to build a thriving and sustainable coffee sector
@CoffeeUganda
@africancoffees
@SustDev
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Join the
#Xspaces
this Thursday in a coffee and community conversation by
@agribdcu
@mtnharvestug
@UCF_UG
@CoffeeUganda
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We need a visa policy that allows Ugandans coming to South Africa to do so if we are to increase trade between Uganda and South Africa! You are spot on Gen Jeje Odongo
#southafricaugandabusiness
@ugandainvest
@UgandaMFA
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Thank you Amb
@adoniaayebare
for facilitating entry of Ugandan goods into the
#USA
look forward to seeing you start growing coffee!
@EIyamulemye
@CoffeeUganda
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For the past week I have been in China hosted by
@Nsababera_juju
and
@UCDA_China
at the Hotelex Expo. This was at the invitation and encouragement of
@CoffeeUganda
and
@EIyamulemye
I have been exposed to the huge potential in China for our coffee. I learnt of the misconceptions…
On Day 2 of the Shanghai Hotelex Expo, UCDA's visit to the Asia Pacific Coffee Green Bean Distribution Center—the first professional and standardised coffee trading and distribution center in China—highlighted a key nexus in coffee logistics.
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When we demand for high prices for our coffee please accept! We toil for the money! We sort every single bean and make sure each bag has the best of the best coffee beans.
@UCF_UG
@CoffeeUganda
@EIyamulemye
@SpecialtyCoffee
@africancoffees
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The opportunities within
@AGOAinfo
are enabling more products from Uganda to the USA
@usmissionuganda
@SusanMuhwezi
#USUGTRADE2022
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Real business networking
@MashaCoffeeUg
@EIyamulemye
@jamesmuhangi
@cclorance
thanks to
@CoffeeUganda
@PSF_Uganda
@psfued
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Each morning our quality team go through quality assessment of our coffees to decide what coffee goes into which blend. It’s a ritual that is critical in positioning the country as an origin of specialty coffee
@CoffeeUganda
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I understand the need for
@PoliceUg
to hunt for unpaid traffic fines but can’t they get a more efficient system than stopping car by car on a major road that facilitates Uganda trade with the rest of the world?
@OPMUganda
@mofpedU
@mtic_uganda
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This man Ricardo of
@riccoffee_uk
has love for Uganda’s coffee! Met him today at the
@WCoffeeAlliance
#WCS23
in London and I look forward to introducing more Ugandan top
@mtnharvestug
beans thanks to
@ITCnews
support to make this happen
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We thank Pope Clement! Imagine a Uganda with no coffee revenue!
@GAhabwe
@GKatabazi
@NasserMutesasi1
@rkabushenga
@CoffeeUganda
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This morning i joined other coffee stakeholders at the
@CoffeeUganda
Annual Coffe Platform to make a case for coffee tree value addition, marketing and branding.
@JackleneArinda
@Andreasgreatla1
@EximBankUganda
@EUinUG
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Woke up thinking about coffee and the 1.8M households growing it in uganda. In 2017 a kg of arabica parchment was UGX5,500. This past season it was UGX12,000! Can it drop back to 5K with the increase in demand in Asia and reduction in production in most countries? May be not.
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@ITCnews
thank you for creating space for producers at the
@WCoffeeAlliance
summit
@giuliamacola
@sallyseddonSI
of
@SharedInterest
i enjoyed discussing ethical, fair and sustainable coffee trade
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
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Could we achieve a higher coffee quality if we start with introducing coffee consumption to farmers? Could it even increase the market size and therefore prices?
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This week I led a panel discussing coffee value addition and access to the British market at the UK-
#UGConvention
. The unrealized potential is in partnerships between UK and Ugandan investors. Such joint ventures can build on each party’s understanding of their market.…
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We are listening
@jackiearinda
@GKatabazi
@Baristahouseug
@Andreasgreatla1
@UCF_UG
at the
@CoffeeUganda
consultation on value addition
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Uganda’s Arabica coffee is now turning a corner to join the worlds top Origin. I have witnessed how Ugandans have worked together to get close to our common goal of raising our brand, improving quality, raising volumes of exports and the prices we command.
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Thank you
@CoffeeUganda
@OWC_ug
@MAAIF_Uganda
for the inputs! Receiving these free inputs will improve our farm’s profitability and productivity
@EIyamulemye
@FrankTumwebazek
@UCF_UG
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This weekend I will be playing my role in building the nation. I will join other entrepreneurs like
@jackiearinda
@MashaCoffeeUg
@wekesa_amos
@TugumeNelsonO
@jamesmuhangi
in Belgrade. We will be introducing Ugandan products in the Balkans
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To all in the Coffee value chain, wishing you a happy International Coffee day from Mountain Harvest.
@CoffeeUganda
@UCF_UG
@jackiearinda
@IACOSG
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It’s time to unlock the
#London
coffee market
@EIyamulemye
@the_promota
@Odrek_Rwabwogo
@ugandainvest
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Taking care of coffee. Different colors resulting from types of fermentation. Interesting flavors to look forward to.
@UCF_UG
@CoffeeUganda
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@GKatabazi
@JackleneArinda
I know what I want for my birthday. A processing station like this at Finca el paraiso coffee in Colombia would make a good old man like me happy!
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We are close to that point we feared where there is no coffee from smallholders once they realize that coffee farming not economically viable. Honduras’ production has dropped by 25% while Kenya’s production has dropped by 63%. We must make coffee farming attractive (profitable)…
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Everyone wants a good cup of coffee but no one wants to pay!
#WCPF2023
@RwandAgriExport
@CoffeeUganda
@africancoffees
we need a new approach to pricing coffee
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A good start. If the
@coffeeinvestug
could add details of the individual companies that received what amount of money, and then the activities that have been completed the picture would be completed!
While the winds of speculation howl, we stand firm on the ground of reality.
Find here, our Clarification on the status and progress of the coffee investment consortium Uganda's (CICU) coffee value addition project.
Cc
@KagutaMuseveni
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Farmers need to be supported by
@CoffeeUganda
@MAAIF_Uganda
@EUinUG
@USAIDUganda
to centralize coffee processing if we are to play in the specialty space
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