Arabica Coffee
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Trade
MAAIF orders coffee value chain actors to renew licences by September 30
KAMPALA, September 23, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has directed coffee value chain actors in Uganda to renew their trading, processing and related licences and certificates…
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International
Colombian earthquake damages road essential for transporting 60 percent of country’s coffee exports
LIMA, August 14, 2026 — Colombia has been hit by a significant 7.4-magnitude earthquake that has severely affected the country’s coffee production and export infrastructure, particularly a road essential for transporting roughly…
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News
MAAIF engages Kapchorwa stakeholders on livestock vaccination against FMD
KAPCHORWA, June 25, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has engaged leaders and technical officers in Kapchorwa district in a sensitisation meeting on the implementation of the…
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News
BCU revenues surge to Shs 19bln on strong coffee sales in 2025
MBALE CITY, March 31, 2026 — The Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] has reported a sharp rise in revenues, with earnings from Arabica coffee sales reaching Shs 19 billion in the 2025 financial…
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News
Smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda grapple With EU regulations
KAMPALA, August 31, 2024 – In Kubewo village in eastern Uganda, children often go to work with their parents in the coffee gardens. Earnings from Arabica coffee are used, their parents and…
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News
Ethiopia’s coffee exports fetch US$ 1.43bln in revenue
ADDIS ABABA, July 11, 2024– Ethiopia’s coffee market experienced significant growth in the 2023/24 fiscal year, generating US$ 1.43 billion in revenue. The Ethiopian government reported that coffee exports generated US$1.43bln in…
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News
BCU eulogises fallen Umukuuka Wamimbi
MBALE April 17, 2024 – Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] has paid tribute to the late Umukuuka, Wilson Weasa Wamimbi, recognising his dedicated service to the Union and Uganda at large. The former…
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Cooperatives & Communities
We owe coffee farmers Shs 6bln, says BCU
KAMPALA – Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] owes Arabica coffee farmers Shs 6 billion, according to the latest press release circulated by management to media houses. This follows yesterday’s reports in one of…
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Agriculture
Drop in coffee growing in Africa expected as temperatures rise
KAMPALA-As temperatures rise in Africa, experts predict a dramatic decline in coffee availability, leaving farmers with an uncertain future and putting the US$ 2.5 billion market at risk. Currently, coffee production is…
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International
Coffee market eyes Brazil’s rainfall totals with cautious hope
BRASILIA-Since the beginning of September, the Arabica coffee-growing regions of Brazil have received more than 160mm of rain, bringing the rainfall total for the country’s upcoming on-year crop close to totals seen…
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