MAAIF Coffee Production & Development Dept

A Coffee brand for the #PearlofAfrica from a sector shaped by #women. Download our #UgandaCoffee brochure for detailed highlights of the brand that represents Africa’s number one exporter, via this link 🔗 drive.google.com/file/d/1PPN5DE…

Today i once again joined coffee farmers at @MAAIF_Uganda - Namalere offices to launch the distribution of value-addition coffee processing equipment (Hullers, Wet mills and pulpers)

Today is special in our 11 year coffee journey at @RugyeyoFarmLtd. I am part of twelve farmer groups that received compact hullers for primary processing of dry coffee beans. Other farmer groups got wet processing machines & motorized pulpers. We are grateful to @MAAIF_Uganda & @UgandaCoffee_ for considering us as part of their value addition project. This will be installed at our warehouse. I will provide a subsidized service to the community & maintain the machine. It also means more jobs at my farm for the locals. Most importantly for me, I start on realizing a long held dream to do every from crop to farm. Dreams do come true, a long held prayer has been answered, the reason i put every penny in my structures is coming to life. Hon.@DESIREtheFARMER thanks for presiding over the handover. We will take good care of these machines for the benefit of our communities and Uganda

#UgandaCoffee price update as of Friday July 17, 2026: Ranges for local farm gate prices (in UGX per kg) are as follows ❇️FAQ: 12,000-13,000 ❇️Kiboko: 5,500-6,500 ❇️Arabica Parchment: 16,000-17,000 ❇️Drugar: 15,000-16,000 @FrankTumwebazek @DESIREtheFARMER #CoffeePriceUG

Agricultural exports: Planning to travel with plants and / or plant products from Uganda? Always declare them to MAAIF, 48 hours before the day of travel to acquire a phytosanitary certificate. Visit the #ePhytoUG portal for details 🔗ug.ephytoexchange.org #AgricultureUG

MAAIF Permanent Secretary Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama (@PS_MAAIF) encourages returnees to pursue profitable farming ventures. 📝 Via @LangoNewsNet 🔗langonewsnetwork.com/2026/07/15/maj…

Our campaign for promotion of commercial agriculture through @MAAIF_Uganda , as guided by H.E Gen. @KagutaMuseveni, emphasizes careful selection of agribusiness enterprises . Once the returnees adopt this, they can build highly profitable businesses here.

This is what gives hope to coffee farmers in🇺🇬 ! Available, Accessible, Affordable coffee seedlings. You do not have to trek or drive long distances to get quality coffee seedlings. Visit @NARO_MUZARDI @mbazardi @NaroKazardi @rwebitaba @AbizardiNaro More details loading...

Following the launch of the "Uganda Coffee" brand at the World of Coffee event, a guide was developed for the benefit of our online audience. This guide can be downloaded using the following link drive.google.com/file/d/1PPN5DE…

#MAAIFAdvisory on standards: Sanitary and phytosanitary standards determine how competitive your agricultural enterprise can be. Check out our brief advisory on these standards via the link below 🔗 youtu.be/gzRFyJjeoLQ?fe… @FrankTumwebazek #AgricultureUG

One Coffee, Two Journeys ☕🌱 Whether you're looking for premium green coffee beans for roasting or expertly roasted coffee ready to brew, Ankole Coffee delivers quality at every stage.

6 MILLION SEEDLINGS AVAILED: #NationalCoffeeSeedSystem project implemented @narouganda zonal research centres has added 6million seedlings to 🇺🇬 coffee industry. @1st year meeting @EkhayaHotel Mbarara, it was revealed that Uganda needs 68m 🍒seedlings annually to meet its target

Coffee market report (June 2025-May 2026): Uganda registers 16% increase in quantity and 11% increase in value of Coffee exports. 🛫 Total exported: 8.6 million 60-kilogram bags 💵 Value: US$ 2.3 billion (UGX 8.3 trillion) @FrankTumwebazek @DESIREtheFARMER #UgandaCoffee

#MAAIFMediaTracker on 19th East African Community Sectoral Council on Agriculture and Food Security (#SCAFS). 📍Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The 19th council was chaired by Uganda which was represented by a team led by Agriculture Minister Hon. @FrankTumwebazek and @PS_MAAIF.

Moving agricultural transformation in the East African Community (EAC), together: The 19th EAC Sectoral Council on Agriculture and Food Security (#SCAFS) which was chaired by Uganda delivered five major achievements for the EAC. Details in thread. @FrankTumwebazek @PS_MAAIF

Kabushenga’s Thoughts Which Way Uganda’s Coffee At the end of June we went to Belgium for the World of Coffee. I updated daily about our experience which you might have followed. But to recap. Uganda put its best foot forward. We made the most of our lead role at the event as the Portrait Country. This has solidified our position in the market as a desirable origin. The effect of this is to further drive up demand for Ugandan coffee. This has brought a fundamental question to the fore. How do we respond to the opportunity? If we stay the way we are, we cannot meet demand. We have to fix two things. The first is crop production with a specific focus on yield and quality. This has a number. We need to move our national average annual yield per tree to a minimum of 600 kgs of Fair Average Quality beans per acre. It means each tree should do 1.5 kgs. Currently it is between 500 to 800 grams. On quality, we need to optimize on bean size and how we handle them from the garden to market. The second action is to enhance the value chain capacity. This simply means skills, liquidity and logistics to take the coffee to market. Apart from the growth in financial turnover that will accrue, jobs in the coffee sub-sector or in support of it will increase.Currently coffee provides a livelihood for approximately 12. It can go to 16 or even 17 million. But perhaps the most compelling argument is that those who produce the coffee will be in a better position to command an even higher payback for their effort. Improved production means higher prices for more coffee. Considering the current business model, the money will go straight to the one who has the coffee to sell. No intermediaries. The current argument that middlemen are cheating farmers is false. The net effect of what we are proposing is to empower the producer and create access to the market. This can deliver incredible results if policy formulation allows it to work. Here is why. I saw in Brussels how a collaboration between Government, Development Agencies and private coffee businesses can deliver powerful outcomes. The guys at the Coffee Production unit of the Agriculture ministry have spent the least couple of years working with support of International Trade Centre on a national brand. It was launched at the WoC to significant market awareness. To get the lead role at this event involved coordinating with the organizers at @SpecialtyCoffee and @ICOCoffeeOrg. The location and set up of the booth was an absolute winner. Most importantly they published geographic locations of the different coffees that Uganda produces. This speaks to profile, a major product differentiator in the coffee market. The @mofpedU availed money to make this possible, the @UgandaMFA deployed a team from head office and our local embassy. @ITCnews facilitated SMEs to attend. Hon. @DESIREtheFARMER the Minister of State for Agriculture came herself along with her @PS_MAAIF, @rggoobi the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury and @Tybisa Permanent Secretary/Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As did our Ambassadors based in Brussels, Geneva and those from head office in charge of economic diplomacy. Solomon Rutega, the Ugandan who heads @coffee_inter made a prominent presence. It is this that gave Uganda positive status and gravitas. We can use this template to drive the specific interventions into production and value chain improvements that can take us forward. It is worth trying.

We are ready! The 32nd edition of the National Agricultural Show is on at the showgrounds in Jinja City. Come learn and grow with our exhibitors til the 5th of July 2026. Follow for updates via the Uganda National Farmers Federation (@unffe). 📸 @unffe @FrankTumwebazek

#UgandaCoffee, a unified brand for Uganda’s leading agricultural export. 11 terroirs, 10 documented flavour profiles. Africa's #1 coffee story in full. Download our 🇺🇬 brochure here👉: tinyurl.com/yvc727x3 @FrankTumwebazek #WoCBrussels2026 #UgandaCoffee #PortraitCountry

Today, our team at the World of Coffee in Brussels, led by Hon. Desire Muhooza the Minister of State for Agriculture (@DESIREtheFARMER) has participated in business-to-business (B2B) engagements with leading buyers and Coffee value chain investors.

We have ended our Bukedi and Teso Sub-regions Coffee and Cocoa campaign today with our last meeting held at Katakwi District headquarters. I thank H.E @jessica_alupo ,the Vice President of Uganda for her support towards our efforts of transforming communities through Agriculture of 'Ekibaro'. #KisanjaHakunaKulala!