Uganda

Mountain Harvest

Mt Elgon Agroforestry Communities Cooperative Enterprise Ltd

Mt Elgon Agroforestry Communities Cooperative Enterprise Ltd (MEACCE) is a farmer- owned Secondary Level Cooperative owned by 11 primaries with a combined membership of 3,033 farmers (600 females) that produces certified Fairtrade and Organic Washed Bugisu Arabica Coffee grown on the slopes of Mt Elgon with the mandate to increase farmer household income. Our predominately Agroforestry community farmers grow coffee at elevations ranging from 1,300 to 2,100 meters above sea level under canopies of the indigenous trees and bananas. Our farmers use compost from small holdings assisted by animals and we also strive to understand how various farm and processing methods influence the quality of the cup. Coffees are farmed in traditional ways, with the help of agronomy training to get the best cup results. Our cup score profiles 84+points with unique attributes of Citrus Fruit, Dark Chocolate, Floral, Fresh bread, Tropical Fruit, Brown spices, brown sugar, medium acidity, good round body, clean, well balance and sweet aftertaste. We offer full traceability of all our coffees, from farm to cup. This way, we can bring unique and interesting coffees that fit our buyers’ preferences. We are conscious of Climate change and Gender justice and therefore we are implementing various programs to address challenges associated with the two phenomena above.

Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union Limited

Bushika Integrated Area Cooperative Enterprise Ltd

Our coffee is always got from smallholder farmers where it is naturally grown organically and on volcanic soils with a high altitude (1500-2500 above sea level) and we emphasis quality as our specialty as a cooperative. We use the cooperative model in terms of bulking and we process it by ourselves.

Zukuka Bora Coffee Company

We are Zukuka Bora Coffee Company and are now entering our fourth year of operation. We are absolutely, 100% convinced that this project is necessary and important. Establishing a fair and transparent business – with its aim to benefit some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world – is having such an impact on Mt Elgon. It provides employment to more than 100 people, it provides a good and fair return for more than 625 farmers’ produce, and it genuinely provides hope in the community. This is not about hand-outs, but about ensuring dignity and empowering every farmer and every person involved. It’s also about creating jobs and having a knock-on impact on a whole range of supporting industries – whether carpenters, labourers, truck drivers, factory workers. We’re seeing a whole wider industry waking up to the potential of a well-run specialty coffee enterprise. We'd love you to join us, partner with us, in making a positive impact here in beautiful Uganda.

Agri Evolve Uganda

Agri Evolve was established in 2015, with the vision to have a significant impact on the development of agriculture business in East Africa for the benefit of farmers, their families, and their communities. Over the past 7 years, Agri Evolve have been working with a network of 15,000 smallholder coffee farmers in the Rwenzori region, so far 7,502 of which are RFA certified farmers. Agri Evolve works closely with the full supply chain from supporting farmers with trainings, inputs, resources to buying and processing 3000MT export coffee per year. Agri Evolve encourages diversification among small holder farmers, and has this year successfully supported farmers with a fair, transparent Vanilla market. Agri Evolve prides itself on our field presence, service to farmers and value addition to agricultural products. Agri Evolve is pending B-Corp certification, a standard which evaluates a company’s impact on all stakeholders and marks recognition of a company meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. We have a team of 60 full time staff, 25 dedicated field team that work directly with the sourcing partners on a day-to-day basis. This model works continually towards improving rural livelihoods via a focus on developing and supporting an efficient value chain to drive sustainable agricultural production.

Kikobero Coffee Company (KCC) limited

At KCC, we look after the process of our coffee carefully from the garden to the handpicking of red cherries to pulping, fermentation, washing, drying, milling and grading of coffee green beans to ensure a cup of excellence for our customers.

Nasaaga Speciality Coffee Foundation