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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Uganda Bulago Screen 15up
| Region | Mount Elgon |
|---|---|
| Producer | Small Holders |
| Variety | Various |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Category | Regional |
| Harvest | from October to January |
| Shipping | from January to February |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 60kg |
Bulago is the name of a village at the highest altitude in
Gombe district. This coffee comes from a single farmer,
Michael Wafabi, who has a sizeable planation of
some 4 acres and 4000 trees on the rocky slopes of his
village which provide shade and cool temperatures to
the coffee trees. The altitude is between 1900 and 2050
m.a.s.l. and these conditions allow for a slow ripening
process of the cherries. Michael sells cherries
but also produces his own parchment at home which
he – like many other farmers, keeps in his store (since
he doesn’t have a bank account) until the beginning of
the school year when the tuition fees are due for his
children.
Origin
Specialty coffee from Uganda
Varieties
Kent, Typica, SL-14 & SL-28
Processing methods
Natural process ("drugar") and washed process (sometimes called "wugar")
Altitude range
up to 1200 masl
Harvest
October–February: Main crop / April–August: Fly crop
Total yearly production
Around 3.5 million (incl. Robusta); 700.000 bags of Arabica
Coffee is Uganda’s top-earning export crop. In 1989 Uganda’s coffee production capacity exceeded its quota of 2.3 million bags, but export volumes were still diminished by economic and security problems, and large amounts of coffee beans were still being smuggled out of Uganda for sale in neighbouring countries.
Main production areas: Bugisu (Mt. Elgon), Lake Victoria basin, Western Uganda, West Nile
Port of Shipment: Mombasa
Export bag size: 60kg
Total number of coffee farmers: More than 500.000
Regional
Uganda Bulago Screen 15up
| Region | Mount Elgon |
|---|---|
| Producer | Small Holders |
| Variety | Various |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Harvest | from October to January |
| Shipping | from January to February |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 60kg |
Bulago is the name of a village at the highest altitude in
Gombe district. This coffee comes from a single farmer,
Michael Wafabi, who has a sizeable planation of
some 4 acres and 4000 trees on the rocky slopes of his
village which provide shade and cool temperatures to
the coffee trees. The altitude is between 1900 and 2050
m.a.s.l. and these conditions allow for a slow ripening
process of the cherries. Michael sells cherries
but also produces his own parchment at home which
he – like many other farmers, keeps in his store (since
he doesn’t have a bank account) until the beginning of
the school year when the tuition fees are due for his
children.
