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Cleaning Coffee Equipment And Maintaining Hygiene In The Wake Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

This is a shortened version of an article that was published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Coffee Report Magazine. It is available online at https://gcrmag.com/profile/view/cleaning-equipment-and-maintaining-hygiene-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic. To learn more about Cafetto, visit www.cafetto.com. To access to the Global Coffee Report Magazine, visit https://www.gcrmag.com/ Download the Global Coffee Report... Read More

June 21, 2020    By admin

Outcomes Of The 2020 World Coffee Research Stakeholder Consultations Published

IWCA Uganda Chapter was represented during the World Coffee Research (WCR) Stakeholder Consultations that were held in February/March of this year. WCR has prepared and published the conclusions of that effort, including a final report. Additionally, World Coffee Research launched a wide-ranging consultation of coffee sector participants during the spring... Read More

June 13, 2020    By admin

Access To Finance Capacity Building Program For SMEs And Cooperatives – 2020

Within the framework of the “Market Access Upgrade Program” (MARKUP) implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC), the access to finance and investment team is making a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and/or Cooperatives in the East African Community (EAC) countries. The goal... Read More

June 13, 2020    By admin

Domestic Coffee Consumption In Uganda: Women Leading The Way.

Meet Rose Kato, the legendary woman at the forefront of driving domestic coffee consumption in Uganda. Rose is the proprietor of the Zicofe Coffee brand, established in Uganda in 1984. Rose maintained Zicofe Café in Japan for more than five years, before she opened it up in Uganda. Zigoti Coffee... Read More

September 21, 2019    By admin

Coffee Farmer Groups Benefit From IWCA Advocacy Training In Mityana.

On 13 September 2019, the IWCA Uganda Chapter held an advocacy training, engaging Duty Bearers and enabling them to directly interface with the leadership of different farmer groups. Duty Bearers include district leadership and the UCDA. The training was attended by over 40 participants representing different farmer groups. Among these... Read More

September 14, 2019    By admin

IWCA Uganda Chapter Unveils Three-Year Strategic Plan, 2019-2021

IWCA Uganda Chapter finalized its three-year Strategic Plan, 2019-2021. It sets out the strategic interventions that will shape its operations over the next three years. It also highlights the likely challenges and the appropriate strategic actions and the resource mobilization agenda. It draws on the experience of the IWCA Uganda... Read More

June 21, 2019    By admin

Uganda Farmers Move To Mark Coffee Produce

A section of farmers, under their umbrella body National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (Nucafe), are working with the European Union (EU) to try to mark coffee and relate it to its region of production as part of a bigger plan of penetrating deeper into the export market.... Read More

July 17, 2018    By admin

Coffee revolution looks set to transform Uganda

The Uganda government’s aim to sharply raise coffee revenue looks increasingly more achievable as annual production jumps by more than one million bags. However, as pointed out at the 16th African Fine Coffee Conference in Kampala recently, a few bumps stand in the way of the multi-billion dollar dream. On... Read More

July 17, 2018    By admin