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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Uganda Zesui Womens Farmer Group Natural
| Region | Mount Elgon |
|---|---|
| Producer | Small Holders |
| Variety | Various |
| Process | natural |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Category | Microlot |
| Harvest | from October to January |
| Shipping | from January to February |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 60kg |
Zesui is the name of a mountain peak of the Elgon range. The women farmers are members of a Kalaa Mugosi, a small local organization set up to promote women’s empowerment through economic independence. Kalaa Mugosi means “breaking the ropes” in Bugisu language and is helping women to sever the ropes of poverty and dependence through coffee farming. The farms are located at the slopes of Zesui mountain at altitudes between 1750 and 2100 m.a.s.l. and the varietal here is predominantly Nyasaland. Many of these farms are extremely remote and the coffee cherries have to be carried first to the nearest trading centre before they can be transported to the compound of the founder of Kalaa Mugosi, Sandra Nyakayenze in Busiita village.
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
| Region | Mount Elgon |
|---|---|
| Producer | Small Holders |
| Variety | Various |
| Process | natural |
| Type | Washed Arabica |
| Harvest | from October to January |
| Shipping | from January to February |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 60kg |
Zesui is the name of a mountain peak of the Elgon range. The women farmers are members of a Kalaa Mugosi, a small local organization set up to promote women’s empowerment through economic independence. Kalaa Mugosi means “breaking the ropes” in Bugisu language and is helping women to sever the ropes of poverty and dependence through coffee farming. The farms are located at the slopes of Zesui mountain at altitudes between 1750 and 2100 m.a.s.l. and the varietal here is predominantly Nyasaland. Many of these farms are extremely remote and the coffee cherries have to be carried first to the nearest trading centre before they can be transported to the compound of the founder of Kalaa Mugosi, Sandra Nyakayenze in Busiita village.
