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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Uganda Kween Natural
| Region | Mount Elgon |
|---|---|
| Producer | Small Holders |
| Variety | Various |
| Process | natural |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Category | Microlot |
| Harvest | from October to 1 |
| Shipping | from 1 to 2 |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 60kg |
This coffee is produced by Masha Quality Holdings, a small family enterprise north-west of Kapchorwa town on the slopes of Mt. Elgon. The director, Sylvia Achebet and her husband Alfred Boyo, grown up in coffee farming families and made the production of high-quality, specialty grade coffee their passion. The cherries are grown by a group of 11 farmers, five of them women. In addition, women and youth are employed during the harvest season and to encourage financial empowerment. Environmental concerns are addressed by encouraging the farmers to apply ecological methods such as soil conservation by digging trenches, mulching and soil enrichment through leguminous plants. The connection with the environmental NGO AidEnvironment allows the farmers to produce organic fertilizer and build bio-gas systems and rain water tanks.
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
Microlot
Uganda Kween Natural
| Region | Mount Elgon |
|---|---|
| Producer | Small Holders |
| Variety | Various |
| Process | natural |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Harvest | from October to 1 |
| Shipping | from 1 to 2 |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 60kg |
This coffee is produced by Masha Quality Holdings, a small family enterprise north-west of Kapchorwa town on the slopes of Mt. Elgon. The director, Sylvia Achebet and her husband Alfred Boyo, grown up in coffee farming families and made the production of high-quality, specialty grade coffee their passion. The cherries are grown by a group of 11 farmers, five of them women. In addition, women and youth are employed during the harvest season and to encourage financial empowerment. Environmental concerns are addressed by encouraging the farmers to apply ecological methods such as soil conservation by digging trenches, mulching and soil enrichment through leguminous plants. The connection with the environmental NGO AidEnvironment allows the farmers to produce organic fertilizer and build bio-gas systems and rain water tanks.
