Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Uganda ranked as Africa's Number One Coffee Exporter.

State House Uganda 
BREAKING: Uganda is now ranked as Africa's Number One Coffee Exporter
According to the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) Statistics, Uganda upstaged Ethiopia in 2014/2015 to become Africa's number one coffee exporter and seventh globally.
Approximately 2.24million 60kg bags were exported by Uganda in the period. In order to consolidate these gains, Uganda has also received a $1.3bn grant from USAID's Feed the Future Initiative which seeks to improve Uganda's coffee productivity for 20,000 smallholder farmers in 22 coffee growing districts. The project will last a maximum of two years.
According to the ICO, the demand for coffee is strong in many countries, particularly in traditional markets (Canada, EU, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, USA, others) but the biggest potential is in emerging markets (Algeria, Australia, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, others) and coffee exporting countries.
The International Coffee Organization (ICO), established 1963 in London, was initiated in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) to enhance cooperation between nations that consume, distribute and produce coffee.
As of 2014, its 45 members consist of 39 exporting nations, 6 importing nations and 1 importing community (the European Union).
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U.S. Embassy Kampala 
Did you know that ‪#‎Uganda‬ is now ‪#‎Africa‬’s #1 coffee exporter & ranked seventh globally? Thanks to a Shs.1.3bn grant from @USAID's Feed the Future Initiative, Uganda now stands a chance to be among the top five in the next few years. The two-year project seeks to increase coffee productivity for 20,000 smallholder farmers in 22 coffee-growing districts. Read more here: http://goo.gl/be2n0o
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