Uganda’s coffee sector is set for a targeted overhaul of its planting material systems under a €850,000 (Shs3.7bn) initiative backed by multilateral agencies and global industry groups, as policymakers seek to lift yields in the key export industry.
The three-year programme, led by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and World Coffee Research, brings together public and private actors including the Lavazza Foundation, JDE Peet’s and The J.M. Smucker Company. It will focus on improving access to high-quality seedlings, strengthening research capacity, and expanding adoption of disease-resistant varieties.
The effort comes as Uganda, Africa’s largest coffee exporter, pushes towards a longstanding target of 20mn bags of annual production by 2030. Coffee generated roughly $2.4bn in export earnings in 2025, according to official data, making it the country’s second-largest export after gold, which has surged in recent years to dominate foreign exchange receipts.
Despite this shift, coffee remains central to the rural economy, supporting
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