Our Work
Youth for Coffee (Y4C)
Objectives of the project
• To develop, test and promote a universally applicable model for R&R interventions in traditional smallholder mixed coffee farms in Uganda for uptake in the public and private coffee extension programs.
• To train a generation of young rural youths in the Ugandan coffee sector, with initially 150 youth leaders trained and equipped to operate …
National Steering Committee (NSC)
Objectives of the project
• 153 meetings Physical meetings held
• 17 umbrella /member organizations represented
• Conducted a study on Financial viability of coffee Farming in Uganda
• Developed the Climate Action Plan for Coffee Sector
Annual Coffee Shows
Objectives of the project
• 49 Coffee Growing districts reached
• 196 coffee shows held
• More than 206,000 farmers (44% female) reached
Harmonized Coffee Extension Materials Development
Objectives of the project
• 1,000 hardcopies of the Harmonized coffee extension materials printed & distributed ( Trainers’ Guides , & Spiral-bound charts)
District Coffee Extension Project (DCEP)
Objectives of the project
• 9 Coffee Growing Districts reached
• 270 public & private Agricultural Extension workers (23% female) capacity built in coffee extension & formally endorsed by MAAIF; over 95% have since got formal engagement in various nodes of the coffee value chain.
Strengthening Coffee Seedling Survival project
Objectives of the project
• 600 farmers targeted
• 116 trainees’ ( AOs & CBFs) capacity built in coffee seedling management
• 10 coffee Nurseries supported/ improved
Towards Integrated Coffee Extension Services (TICs)
Objectives of the project
• 6 Districts, 30 Sub Counties & 90 Parishes
• 5,992 Lead Farmers (34% Female) reached/trained in year 1 & 2
• Approximately 50% of the farmers reached adopting key GAPs
Dissemination of Updated Robusta & Arabica Coffee Production Handbooks
Objectives of the project
• Piloted in 9 coffee growing Districts
• 270 public & Private Sector Agricultural Extension workers’ (27% female) capacity enhanced on updated coffee information & knowledge
Established in 2006, UCP is the oldest coffee country platform in the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) network.
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Block 2, 1st Floor F/07,
Sia Amara Plaza,
Plot 20-24, Spring Road Bugolobi,
P O Box 31668,
Kampala, Uganda - Email: info@cafeafrica.org
- Phone: 123-456-7890