Uganda is set to exhibit its growing influence in the global coffee market at the World of Coffee 2025 event taking place from June 26-28 at Palexpo SA in Geneva, Switzerland.The annual expo--Europe's ...

The new, single box fermenter enables farmers to process beans properly and sell directly to exporters at 35,000 Ugandan Shillings (US$10) — a 40 per cent increase that eliminates middlemen entirely, ...

Robusta coffee remains the dominant export, making up 594,188 bags (86% of total exports) and earning $177.08 million for April 2025, while Arabica contributed 100,130 bags valued at $37.3 million.

While some arabica beans can contain chocolate notes and others lean citrusy, Pham says arabica tends to be more acidic with a sweeter, fruitier flavor profile than robusta coffee. For years ...

There are nearly 120 different varieties of coffee plants, but arabica and robusta are the only two that can be harvested for their beans. Here's a closer look at what makes them different, and ...

That’s about 75% of her Bayaaya Specialty Coffee’s pool of registered farmers in this mountainous area of eastern Uganda that produces prized arabica beans and sells to exporters.

Uganda is one of Africa’s top two coffee producers, exporting more than 6 million bags of coffee between September 2023 and August 2024, accounting for $1.3 billion in earnings.

Barista weighs coffee beans at Darling coffee Ltd in Mbale, Uganda, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda) Women harvest coffee cherries at a farm in Mbale, Uganda, March 15, 2025.

Meridah Nandudu, Bayaaya Specialty Coffee Ltd. founder, holds fried roasted coffee beans in Mbale, Uganda, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda) SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) -- Meridah Nandudu ...

SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans ...

That’s about 75% of her Bayaaya Specialty Coffee’s pool of registered farmers in this mountainous area of eastern Uganda that produces prized arabica beans and sells to exporters.