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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Uganda Mount Elgon Project
| Region | Mount Elgon |
|---|---|
| Producer | Small Holders |
| Variety | Various |
| Process | washed |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Category | Project |
| Harvest | from October to January |
| Shipping | from January to February |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 60kg |
This coffee is produced by four farmers from two villages on the slopes of MT. Elgon in Eastern Uganda.Michael Mafabi, Paul Odangwe, Steven Wolyambogo and Richard Wodulo, have individual plantations between 2-8 acres on the steep volcanic slopes which provide shade and cool temperatures to the coffee trees. The altitude ranges between 1750 and 2100 m.a.s.l., allowing for a slow ripening process of the cherries. Traditionally, they produce parchment at home which many keep in store, in the absence of a bank account, for domestic expenses, in particular the school fees for the children. Rehm and Bariguna have linked up with an NGO-managed project, the Mount Elgon Coffee Fund, that promotes environmental awareness and ecological technology for coffee farmers.
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
Project
Uganda Mount Elgon Project
| 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 |
This coffee is produced by four farmers from two villages on the slopes of MT. Elgon in Eastern Uganda.Michael Mafabi, Paul Odangwe, Steven Wolyambogo and Richard Wodulo, have individual plantations between 2-8 acres on the steep volcanic slopes which provide shade and cool temperatures to the coffee trees. The altitude ranges between 1750 and 2100 m.a.s.l., allowing for a slow ripening process of the cherries. Traditionally, they produce parchment at home which many keep in store, in the absence of a bank account, for domestic expenses, in particular the school fees for the children. Rehm and Bariguna have linked up with an NGO-managed project, the Mount Elgon Coffee Fund, that promotes environmental awareness and ecological technology for coffee farmers.
