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FINEREVIEW COFFEES MAGAZINE July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4
ROBUSTA COFFEE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
ISHAK K. LUKENGE A COLLECTIVE VISION OF THE SUSTAINABLE RESURGENCE OF THE AFRICAN COFFEE INDUSTRY
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22 26 06 IN THIS ISSUE 06 | AFCA on Social Media 08 | The History Of Coffee In Uganda 12 | A Collective Vision for the Sustainable Resurgence of the African Coffee Industry 15 | Fram Farm: African Coffee of the Year 51 VITOR ZAMORA 16 | Kenya as SCAA Portrait Country Celebration of a Life 18 | Tanzania Coffee Industry Report 2017-2017 21 | Training of Trainers on International Coffee Trading System 22 | Robusta Coffee in D. R. Congo 24 | AFCA Cupping of Taste of Harvest Coffees in Finland 25 | The Fushan Experience 26 | First World Coffee Producers Forum’s Final Declaration 28 | Uganda’s Roadmap to Accelerated Production of Coffee 31 | Kenya Coffee Industry Endorses the ‘Sauti Ya Kahawa’ Platform 32 | Concept Note for the Establishment Coffee Improvement Programme for Africa 38 | About Uganda 40 |The 2013 Uganda Conference 42 | 15th AFCC & E Conference Stats 45 | The Perfect Cup of Coffee Begins with a Well Natured Plantation
05 CONTRIBUTORS 46 AFCA MEMBERS’ Contributors’ Profiles PROFILES Get to know some of our members from their business profiles
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 3 A WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Welcome to the 7th Edition of the AFCA Magazine
he World Producer forum was held this July in Medellin Colombia. With 5 regional Presidents and Tover 1,400 producers on site, the meeting provided a powerful back drop to highlight the plight of the Coffee producers. The Coffee Industry sustainability is closely linked to the livelihood of the Coffee farmer, who in a large part, has no initiative to invest and produce more coffee. We carry an extract of the declaration from this meeting in this magazine.
The Uganda Government has put in place an ambitious Coffee program, the Vision 2030. With a target to produce 20 million bags of coffee by the year 2030, this represents a defining moment for the African coffee Industry. We review the detailed Road Map in this issue.
The Kenya Coffee Platform, known as ‘Sauti ya Kahawa’ is taking shape under the leadership of the local coffee The Coffee Industry fraternity. The platform will be key in organizing collective sustainability is closely action and dialogue in the coffee sector in Kenya. The Kenya Chapter, UTZ and Solidaridad provide the critical leadership linked to the livelihood to make the platform a reality. of the Coffee farmer, The preparations for the 16th AFCC & E Conference have who in a large part, has kicked off in high gear. We take this opportunity to applaud no initiative to invest and the Uganda Coffee Fraternity and acknowledge the support produce more coffee. of the industry in the conference preparations. A State of the art Exhibition center is envisioned. We encourage delegates We carry an extract of and exhibitors to register for the conference early enough the declaration from to take advantage of the discounted registration fees. this meeting in this Please sit back and relax as you review this issue of the magazine. African Coffee Industry in perspective.
Editorial Team
Editors Associate Editors Publisher Samuel N. Kamau Doriane Kaze African Fine Coffees Association Martin P. Maraka Catherine K. Hamya Wambui Waiganjo Cover Page Picture Godfrey Francis Ishak Lukenge Chairman, AFCA Board of Directors
4 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 SPECIAL REPORT CONTRIBUTORS’ Profiles
Kambale K. Primus Kimaryo Dr Emmanuel Dr Joseph K. Kamungele is the is currently the Niyibigira Kimemia a coffee Export Director Acting Director Iyamulemye is an specialist who of Ets. TSONGO General of Tanzania agricultural scientist holds a PhD in Crop KASEREKA (Co., Ltd.) Coffee Board, (PhD, MBA), with over Science. He has based in Butembo, and the Director 15 years’ experience worked at Coffee Nord-Kivu, DRC of Coffee Quality in agriculture-related Research Foundation and currently the and Promotions. programme design for over the last 28 president of the Previously, Primus and delivery. Prior years (10 of which D.R. Congo Coffee also held different to joining Uganda he was the CEO/ & Cocoa Exporters positions at TCB Coffee Development Director of Research) Association such as; Coffee Authority in till May 2015 when (ASSECCAF). With Development Officer October 2016 as the he was transferred over 10 years from 2006 to 2008, Managing Director, to the Kenya of green coffee Operations Officer Dr Iyamulemye Agricultural and exporting and for the Northern was the National Livestock Research involvement in a region from 2004 to Programme Organisation (KALRO) variety of coffee- 2006, and the Public Coordinator for headquarters to be in revitalization Relations Officer the Northern charge of Planning, programs, Mr. from 1999 to 2004. Uganda Agriculture performance Kamungele is well- Livelihoods Recovery Management and acquainted with He holds a Master’s Programme and the Quality Control. the complexity of degree in Coffee Karamoja Livelihoods However he is still the DRC Coffee Economics and Programme (KALIP), very active in coffee Value Chain and Science, Master in the Office of and is involved in has a combination of Business the Prime Minister, several activities of private sector Administration Uganda. both locally and experience and (MBA), Coffee internationally. coffee policy sector Diploma (Hons), he leadership. He holds was also awarded Ishak Kasule Lukenge a degree of Master in BSc Agriculture is currently the Managing Coffee Economics & General, and Director of Kampala Science (Ernesto Illy) Diploma in Food Domestic Store Ltd a coffee from the University Production and exporting firm since 1995 of Trieste in Italy. Nutrition (DFPN). and is also a cofounder and Director of Star Café Ltd,a Ugandan coffee roasting company. He is also the 2017- 2019 AFCA Board Chairman.
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6 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 7 THE HISTORY OF COFFEE IN UGANDA The story about coffee in Uganda can be traced as far DR. EMMANUEL IYAMULEMYE back as 19th Century. Stories are told of how coffee was used as an energy booster by long distance travelers, as a substitute for cigarettes and in cultural ceremonies.
But first, the history.
ganda grows both Robusta and Arabica coffee in a Uratio of 4:1. The Arabica crop was introduced in Uganda in 1900 from Malawi and Ethiopian highlands. The Arabica crop initially performed poorly and was ravaged by diseases at the time it was introduced. On the other hand, there was an increase in farming of the natural undomesticated Robusta by smallholder farmers in the areas around the Lake Victoria basin.
Historical accounts suggest that after World War II, there was need In response to the need to police and the homogenous vehicle for the for revenue sources to support the streamline activities around coffee growing, processing and export of British economy, which had suffered production and marketing, the first coffee. significantly as a result of the war. coffee institution, Coffee Industry Crops like cotton and sugarcane Board, was established in 1929 with Following independence in 1962, were forcibly grown in Uganda. As the main objective to address quality the Coffee Marketing Board assumed time went on, Uganda grew very concerns. Later, the Department full control of the coffee industry good quality Robusta coffee. of Crops was created in 1946 with and in 1969, a coffee Act was passed the aim of expanding Robusta to assume monopoly of all aspects By 1914, European and Asian farmers coffee farming through adoption of the industry. This management had established 135 plantations, of deliberate aggressive promotion system remained unchanged sitting on over 58,000 acres of land, of the crop variety. In 1959, the until 1990 when the coffee sector mostly in central Uganda. However, Coffee Industry Board was charged was subjected to reforms as the the crop was abandoned when with setting prices and in the same government sought to revamp prices fell in the 1920s. year, the Coffee Marketing Board coffee production. was formed and given the added In 1925, coffee accounted for 1% responsibility of marketing Uganda’s By the early 1970s, coffee export of Uganda’s commodities exports. coffee. averaged three million 60-kg Responding to government bags and Uganda’s coffee exports extension services, coffee production However, it was not until the birth of accounted for 4% of global coffee kept growing, becoming a major cooperative movements in the 1940s exports. For an economy like Uganda, source of household income and that coffee growing really became that was quite a figure to be proud major contributor to the country’s popular and coffee overtook cotton of. foreign exchange earnings. as the chief export crop. It provided
8 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 Board (the institution that had the monopoly to run the coffee industry) was therefore planted in 1990.
Government adopted policy and institutional reforms as part of the structural adjustment programme. An inter-ministerial committee, which was responsible for the restructuring of the Coffee Marketing Board between 1990 and 1991, was formed. The committee was tasked with working out the modalities for the establishment of a new fully- fledged authority to regulate the coffee sector. The four-man team comprised of Mr William Naggaga, Dr Peter Ngategize, Mr Fred Kawuma and Mr James Serunjogi.
of Uganda’s efforts to revamp economically. The country’s economy had suffered numerous setbacks due By the early1970s, to political instability and poor policy choices. coffee export averaged three The reform programme that Uganda embarked on in the 1980s addressed million 60-kg bags both the macro and sectoral and Uganda’s coffee What gives the crop significance in issues and focused mainly on the exports accounted Uganda’s political and economic agricultural sector, especially the arena is that during President Idi export crops like coffee. for 4% of global Amin’s regime (1971-1979), all other coffee exports. For an exports virtually ground to a halt but At the time, the coffee sector coffee trade boomed and remained challenges were poor quality, poor economy like Uganda, the main foreign exchange earner marketing both on the local and that was quite a figure for Uganda. At the time, Brazil global market, weak regulatory to be proud of. experienced frost; most of its crops framework, limited crop financing, died, and so Uganda found itself in a inefficient management, diseases period of plenty. The price of coffee and poor infrastructure. short up and Amin capitalized on the In order to develop the best model price increase. With the economic To reverse this downward trend, for the management of the Uganda hardship eating into the bone the government, supported by the coffee industry, the team travelled to marrow of Uganda, coffee became World Bank, embarked on reviving Latin America and coffee producing the economy’s bloodline. the coffee industry through the countries in Africa to study their Agricultural Rehabilitation Project. systems. The team then made a It was, therefore, not until the The $70-million projects ($22 million report recommending the adoption collapse of the international coffee went into coffee sector) focused on of the liberal system of Costa Rica agreement in 1987, when the global revamping production, rehabilitating and Colombia known by the latin prices crashed by more than half the processing facilities, and marketing word cafeteros. previous level that coffee production reforms. fell. Based on this report, the Uganda However, restructuring the industry government made the decision to The birth of UCDA chain presented the need for the liberalise the sector. The committee reorganisation of the institution then drafted the bill for the The birth of Uganda Coffee managing the sector. The seed for establishment of Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) restructuring the Coffee Marketing Development Authority. in many ways ties to the story
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 9 UCDA MD Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye, UCDA board chairman Perez Bukumunhe and MAAIF Minister Hon. Vincent B. Ssempijja. Hon Ssempijja was introducing the MD to the UCDA board on Oct 13, 2016.
The UCDA Statute was subsequently passed as an Act of Parliament in July 1991. However, before UCDA became operational, the government created a Coffee Monitoring Unit in the Agricultural Secretariat of the Bank of Uganda.
In January 1991, the Coffee Marketing Board (CMB) was split into chaired by the late Dr Israel Kibirige the start of full liberalisation of the two entities; the Coffee Marketing Sebunya, and the first Managing sector. Board Limited and the Uganda Director was Mr Ernest Kakwano, Coffee Development Authority. who was at the time the General The Authority was charged The Authority was tasked with Manager CMB. He spearheaded with promoting, improving and the responsibilities of monitoring the process of putting together the monitoring marketing of coffee in and regulating the industry, and senior management team. order to optimise foreign exchange advising government on policy earnings and payments to the issues while the Board retained the Key staff members were transferred farmers. It was also charged with responsibilities of trading and coffee from the Coffee Marketing Board quality control to ensure that all processing. to serve in the Authority and these exported coffee met the standards included statistics, quality assurance stipulated by the contract between Given that the project was part of and inspectorate staff. They were the seller and buyer. Price control the World Bank’s Agricultural Sector responsible for the licensing of coffee and monitoring also fell under Adjustment Credit (ASAC), the World processing factories. the Authority’s docket in order to Bank experts recommended that the ensure that no contract for the sale four-man team become the core of Further reforms were undertaken of coffee was concluded at a price UCDA. The team worked under the in 1992 and 1994, by unifying the below minimum price. Among other Agricultural Secretariat (based at exchange regime. The Coffee objectives were development and Bank of Uganda) until 1992, and then Marketing Board Limited gradually promotion of the coffee industry became UCDA employees. liquidated all its assets, marking the through research and extension, end of government involvement in marketing of coffee as a final product The first Board of Directors was coffee trade and marketing, and thus and promotion of domestic coffee
10 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 Mr Henry Ngabirano handing over to Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye. Looking on is the Chairman of the UCDA Board and the Audit and Compliance Manager.
consumption. A decision was made to invite Mengo Coffee Growers. private sector players to manage UCDA then licensed private and multiply the 20 demonstration Currently, UCDA is in charge of all companies to trade in coffee. The nurseries, which had the seven regulatory aspects of the industry, first five private export companies lines of clones it inherited from including enforcing regulations, were Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd, Kaliro government. UCDA thus capitalise monitoring quality, market Coffee Ltd, Kalisizo Ltd and Zigoti on the efficiencies of the private intelligence and information, Coffee, Mityana and Muhamud sector and multiplied resistant gathering statistics, undertaking Musamba, Kawempe. Four varieties. promotions efforts, coffee replanting Cooperative Unions that were and expansion to new coffee processing coffee were also licenced The second area was to support growing areas. These functions are to export: Bugisu, Busoga, Banyakole research. UCDA has continued to carried out in collaboration with Kweterana and Masaka. provide financing for coffee research, other institutions. up to 40 percent of the budget of While coffee production was initially National Coffee Research Institute First Management staff the responsibility of the Ministry (NACORI) comes from the Authority. of Agriculture, in 1994, there were Managing Director further policy reviews and it was The third broad area was to support Mr. Ernest Kakwano administratively decided that extension which had been greatly UCDA takes up the responsibility affected by the reforms. It employed Head Finance Department of production. This constituted the coffee district extension coordinators Mr. Ismail Ssekandi third phase in the formation of UCDA and they have continued to grow - the phase the country is in today. in number as their responsibilities Head of Research Department expanded. Dr. Peter Ngategize The mandate in coffee production involved three major broad aspects. The Authority was established with Head of Quality Control UCDA started by supporting five departments – Finance, Research Department development of planting materials- and Development, Quality, Statistics, Mr. Henry Ngabirano seed and seedlings. This mandate and Administration. In 1991, the came at a time when the coffee Authority acquired Coffee House Head of Statistics Department industry was devastated by the on Jinja Road, Kampala, its current Mr. Francis Kene Coffee Wilt Disease. headquarters, from the defunct East
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 11 A COLLECTIVE VISION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE RESURGENCE OF THE AFRICAN COFFEE INDUSTRY An Interview with the New AFCA Chairman Board of Directors MR. ISHAK K LUKENGE
Being the Chairman of the Board of Directors AFCA, your views play a key role to the African Coffee industry, could you share your views and vision for the industry?
The African coffee industry has been facing a lot of challenges. Some of them include:
a) Volatile coffee prices b) unpredictable climate change c) low Yields and low productivity
My views on the above challenges are:
Volatile Coffee Prices
This is a big concern of all coffee farmers/producers all over the World culminating into the first ever World Coffee Producers Forum which took place in Medellin Colombia from the 10th July to 12th July, 2017. I attended this high level Forum braced by the President of Colombia - Juan Manuel Santos, President Bill Clinton, President of Hunduras - Juan Orlando Hernandez and Luis Guillermo Solis President of Costa Rica. The details of the outcome of * Depleted soil fertility-encourage It is through the youth that Africa this Forum are in the Declaration farmers to use fertilizers approved can make progress towards the which I am sure is published in this by the authorities according to realization of the Sustainable magazine. the nutrients deficiency of the Development Goals. I therefore location of the farmer. recommend the following on how My vision for African Producing to attract the youth in the coffee Countries to try and mitigate the * Extended droughts due to climatic industry; volatile coffee prices is: change-need to avail simple irrigation systems to our farmers a) Intensive investment in 1. To increase coffee consumption to irrigate their coffee trees for agriculture: in Africa. Of course, each African higher yields. country is at different level of Make agriculture an attractive consumption. You find countries enough option for the youth to like Ethiopia are far due its engage in. historical coffee culture. I therefore suggest that each country designs Moving away from subsistence its own strategy. agriculture, and introducing commercialization and 2. To increase regional coffee trade in productivity improvements the AFRICA. As AFCA we can play through technological changes a big role in this endeavor, since it and infrastructure support. is one of our major mandate. Profitable coffee production will The youth have a key role to play 3. To lobby the African Governments engage young people on the land in the industry. What are your to create trade policies that can and slow down the drift to the thoughts on how to energize successful implementation of (2)’ cities. youth and gender to empower 4. To extend our horizon to them? b) Education and training: emerging markets. I am very passionate about the Policies must concentrate on Unpredictable Climatic Change youth in the coffee industry. In most creating a system that is capable cases, the youth are marginalized in of inculcating young people’s core This is an alarming concern of leadership and decision making, they skills and competencies. every human being. It is therefore a are only involved as beneficiaries of global problem where I would like programs and rarely/never involved The Educational system should to request our African Governments in their development. There must focus on entrepreneurship to give it high priority on the be deliberate efforts right from the development. Sustainable Development Goals list. beginning to see that the youth must play a role. All coffee institutions should have a certain percentage of youths involved.
When it comes to youth participation in the African coffee industry, at production level, most coffee farming is done by older people as youth prefer to migrate to the cities. The youth are more visible at the trading level especially in aggregation of coffee from farmers also known as Low yield and Productivity middle men. Most of Africa coffee producing countries produce below 500kgs per hectare compared to other countries c) Private sector option: in the range of 2000kgs to 3500kgs per hectare. This is a result of so many Create a system of incentives factors: to encourage the private sector to provide mentoring through * Aged coffee trees- replanting and training and skills acquisition renovation opportunities for young people.
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 13 When it comes to gender, we make a mistake and leave the trees to We have very fantastic research mean creating a balance between over grow and the coffee trees tend centers in Africa; I would like to the involvement of both men and to look like a forest which hinders the encourage a formal movement and women. Studies show that 43 production of better yields. Through exchange of these varieties in the percent of people working in fields rehabilitation and renovation, yields coffee growing countries which can are women, while males are often the will be increased and improved as only be done at the government managers and leaders of cooperative the trees will not be competing level through the East African organizations. That means that men for the nutrients which will enable Community, IACO,COMESA and the are more likely to get training, make farmers to get better yields from the African Union and promote this decisions, and receive income which same acreage. sharing mechanism. bring about gender inequality yet even the women have key roles they Genuine fertilizers also have to be play in this industry. applied to improve the yields Farmers should also learn the habit of harvesting water for irrigation purposes in case of drought seasons.
How best do you think we should market African coffees?
My vision is that African growers learn to work with the consuming countries in Africa and find bottlenecks and measures to promote direct trade rather than triangular trade.
One of AFCAs strategic objectives is to promote coffee trading within the region and increase consumption which will in a way help mitigate volatile coffee prices. This leaves us with a challenge of involving both the women and youth throughout the coffee value chain and make them part of policy making, development and other activities that take place in the coffee value chain which will be the first step in empowering and energizing them. How best do you think African In the African context, where producing countries can solve the yields are quite low, what do you issue of research? think is the very first step to make Most of the Africa producing coffee farming a sustainable countries share the same business for smallholders? geographical conditions which mean We need to rehabilitate and renovate that we can use the same researched the existing farms. Most farmers materials and planting materials to improve our yields.
14 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 FRAM FARM AFRICAN COFFEE OF THE YEAR 2017 REGIONAL AFRICA TASTE OF HARVEST WINNER
WYCLIFFE MURWAYI The trees are said to have been planted around 1958, all SL 28, while the factory was built in 1982. During that time, cherry was delivered to Kiamwangi Society, but according to James, his father had too much coffee, so building his own mill became the natural path to follow. The mill built for Muchunga Estate is still the same structure all brothers use today, but in alternate days of week, as they coordinate the picking during the main season.
The set-up is not uncommon in Kenya, and together with the growing detachment of the Mr. Wycliffe Murwayi, MD Sucastainability, Kenya & smallholder farmer from the Tanzania gives James Kariuki his shield and certificate. traditional cooperative societies, it The home to the winner of 2017’s East Africa Taste of has boosted the small estate movement in the country. Harvest competition is Gitwe, a small village in Kiambu Every day we see more and more Kenyan farmers like County, only 60 km away from the capital Nairobi. That’s James deciding to invest in their own processing, either in where we found James Kariuki, 39 years-old, owner of Fram newly built factories or sharing old family facilities. Farm. Earlier this year, we submitted Fram Farm’s coffee Fram Farm is the proof of the potential small estates have to the Taste of Harvest Kenya competition organized by where tradition meets entrepreneurship. With the income AFCA. The coffee was bright with floral notes and had that of his original 3.3 acres inherited in 2001, James leased great body characteristic of Kiambu coffees. It was not only another 5 blocks of coffee, all SL 28 planted during the crowned the Kenyan winner, but it scored 88.37 points at same time of his father’s farm, from his neighbors nearby. the regional round, winning the 1st place on the East Africa The winner of this year’s Regional Taste of Harvest was Taste of Harvest, amongst hundreds of coffees. cultivated in a total of 12 acres, on 8,000 stems. James inherited his small block of coffee when his father Our work as marketers and exporters goes beyond passed away in 2001. The original family farm, “Muchunga”, simply promoting good quality coffee, but lies in building had approximately 23 acres, and was split into 7 smaller sustainable relationships between producers and blocks. One remained to the matriarch, Beth Wambui, farmers. At Sucastainability, we believe that promoting who, already in her 90’s, still delivers coffee under the entrepreneur farmers just like James, who share the same original farm registration. The other 6 were split amongst passion for quality and values as his buyers, will add the 6 male children, as all sister had already married and significant value for all parties involved for many crops to moved away from Gitwe at that time. John Njoroge, Francis come. Muigai, James Kariuki, James Kamau and David Ndugu, have all become coffee farmers then. Sucastainability Kenya
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 15 KENYA AS SCAA PORTRAIT COUNTRY IN PICTURES
Mr. Willy Bett, Cabinet Secretary, Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries and the ACAA Board officialy oppening the 2017 Global Speciality Coffee Expo at the Washington State convention Center.
Cabinet Secretary Mr. Willy Bett, Agriculture and US Buyer visiting Kenya Food Authoriy visiting Thika Coffee Mills Booth. Co-operative Coffee Exporters Booth.
Kenya Coffee being brewed at Starbucks Offices.
Cabinet Secretary Mr. Willy Bett, Agriculture and Food Authoriy visiting Kenya Co-operative Coffee Exporters Booth.
16 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 US Buyer cupping Kenyan Coffee
Cabinet Secretary Mr. Willy Bett, Agriculture and Cabinet Secretary Mr. Willy Bett, Agriculture and SCAA Board Food Authoriy with Fred Kongongo at the Portriat Member drinking Kenyan Coffee at the Starbucks Booth. Country Booth with Maasai.
US Buyer sampling Kenya’s AA Coffee
Cabinet Secretary M/r Will Bett with Ric Rhinehart, Executive Diretor, Specialty Coffee Association of America
M.r Steve Walls 2017 CQI Leadership Medal Merit awardee with Bridget Carrington, Managing Director, C/Dorman Limited.
Cabinet Secretary Mr. Willy Bett sampling Kenyan coffee at the Kenya Pavilion
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 17 TANZANIA COFFEE INDUSTRY REPORT 2016-2017 Primus Kimaryo
Coffee Production:
offee accounts for about that involves increasing yields in for roasting and grinding coffee five percent of Tanzania’s existing farms and facilitating the are privately owned by overseas Ctotal exports by value and private sector to start new farms. The investors. Wide opportunities for generates earnings averaging two most commercially important internal and external investors are US$100 million per year. The industry species grown in Tanzania are available making coffee in Tanzania provides direct income to about varieties of Coffea Arabica (Arabica a competition crop to process in 400,000 smallholders who produce Coffee) and Coffea Canephora Tanzania. 90 percent of the Tanzania’s coffee. (Robusta Coffee). Although there is an expansion of Coffee production in year 2016/17 is new farms and improvement of Robusta Coffees grown in the 46,963.5MT compared to 60,188.0MT agronomic practices, erratic weather Western portion of Tanzania are for the year 2015/16 (TCB, 2017). due to climate change remains an often dry processed, while the There is 13,224.5MT decrese in coffee underlying challenge to sustainable Arabica coffees in other regions production in 2016/17 compared to coffee production in Tanzania. are wet processed. Wet processed the year 2015/16. In the year 2017/18, coffee typically dominate the Tanzania Coffee Board forecasts a The Government of Tanzania and Tanzanian coffees exported to the further decrease in production from coffee stakeholders continues to specialty coffee market. Most of 46,963.5MT to 43,000MT due to the implement the strategic plan (2011- the coffees processed in Tanzania biennial bearing cycle and climatic 2021) by supporting the coffee is exported overseas, much more condition. production and expansion program because the companies specific
Coffee production in Tanzania 2016/17 Region 2015/16 2016/17 2016/17% 1 Arusha 2,353 1764 3.8% 2 Iringa 58 5 0.01% 3 Kagera 24,443 20,023 42.6% 4 Katavi 2 2 0.00% 5 Kigoma 1,094 1,101 2.3% 6 Kilimanjaro 3,314 2,847 6.1% 7 Manyara 27 18 0.04% 8 Mara 670 517 1.10% 9 Mbeya 1,816 2,141 4.6% 10 Morogoro 7 9 0.02% 11 Mwanza 5 7 0.01% 12 Njombe 119 86 0.18% 13 Ruvuma 13,693 10,855 23.1% 14 Songwe 12,405 7,540 16.1% 15 Tanga 182 49 0.10% Total 60,188.0 46,963.5 100% Source; TCB
18 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 Coffee consumption: ii) Coffee Auction Most of Tanzania’s coffee is exported Coffee auctions are conducted every and local consumption is estimated week on Thursdays during the season from five to seven percent of the (usually 9 months). Coffee is sold total production. Tanzania Coffee to licenced exporters by TCB at the Board estimates that domestic coffee auctions in Moshi. Licenced coffee consumption is growing at exporters come to the auction and an average of between 1.5 and 2 buy coffee from suppliers who can percent per year due to a coffee be individual farmer, groups, and drinking culture that is gradually cooperative or from private buyers. taking root in the urban and semi- Most of the prominent exporters urban areas are affiliated with the multinational companies which sell coffee to Consumption of Tanzania coffee roasters in consuming countries. by countries Prices in this market are generally
Source; TCB
Coffee Marketing in Tanzania. set in reference to New York Futures direct contact with buyers overseas market for Arabica coffee and are allowed to by - pass the auction About two - thirds of coffee London Futures market for Robusta and sell their coffee directly. The produced in Tanzania is mild Arabica, coffee. Most of the coffee sold in Tanzania Coffee Board is mandated and the rest is hard Arabica and this market is brought by private to approve the sale contract after Robusta. Arabica coffee is grown coffee buyers and other farmers’ being satisfied that the price offered in the northern and southern and organizations. is higher compared to the coffee sold Robusta coffee in western areas to the auctions. of the country and marketing is iii) Direct export market centralized via an auction in Moshi. Distribution of coffee sold through Producers of premium top grade Auction and Direct Export in There are three system of selling coffees that are able to establish 2016/17 coffee in Tanzania i) Farm gate market/Internal market
At this level of the market, producers sell their coffee either to licensed coffee buyers, cooperatives, farmer groups or associations. Coffee which is sold in this market is in the form of wet processed parchment or dried cherry. Buyers then take the coffee for dry and Milling to produce clean coffee (green beans).
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 19 Tanzania Agricultural Policy ii) Improving the business at Nashera Hotel in Morogoro environment Municipality on the 18th and 19th May, As part of the country’s Agricultural 2017. Sector Development Strategy In 2013 GOT revised the regulations (ASDS), the GOT launched the Coffee that guide operations of the coffee The conference attracted more than Industry Development Strategy industry and included new measures 400 coffee stakeholders within and (CIDS) in 2011. The overall goal of to remove opportunities for outside the country. The theme CIDS is to improve incomes across conflicts of interest in the industry. for the conference was “Sekta ya the entire value chain by increasing In 2017 GOT through the Ministry of kahawa yenye tija ina fursa ya kutoa coffee production and quality. GOT Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries mchango katika kujenga Tanzania forecast coffee production to reach has removed unnecessary taxes/ ya viwanda”. The Guest of honor for 80,000 tons in 2017 and 100,000 tons deductions and reduces other the conference was the Minister of by 2021. According to the Tanzania contribution which were hindering Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Coffee Board (TCB) the target has the growth of coffee sector. Out of Hon, Eng. Dr Charles John Tizeba. not been attained and thus there is 26 taxes and deductions claimed a need to review the CIDS to identify by stakeholders to hinder growth iv) Access to inputs through the problems and find the solution. of the sector, more than 17 have Development Fund Despite of various challenges facing been removed. The purposes of the the coffee industry, the following has government is to create a conducive In 2012 TCB in partnership with been achieved under the strategy: environment for investment in coffee coffee industry stakeholders industry. established the industry funded i) Improvement of delivery of Coffee Development Fund (TCDF). extension services iii) Formation of stakeholders The main objective of the fund is forums In an effort to improve the delivery to facilitate the implementation of extension services, TCB in of shared functions as agreed by Following the amendment of stakeholders from time to time partnership with coffee industry the Coffee Act in 2009, coffee stakeholders have launched a new including access to inputs by industry stakeholders have formed smallholder coffee farmers. coffee curriculum to be used by all stakeholder’s forums which convene institutions delivering extension annually and deliberate issues of services to coffee farmers. The aim common interest for the benefit of 5.0 Tanzania coffee quality of the harmonized curriculum is the sector. The 8th National Coffee 2016/17 to ensure common standards by Stakeholders Conference was held extension service providers.
Source; TCB
20 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON INTERNATIONAL COFFEE TRADING SYSTEM AND THE USE OF THE ONLINE PLATFORM
From the 6th to the 8th June 2017, 2. Tom Carew the Founder Exporter/Producer Level Training AFCA with fund support from the of the Bean Auction – the by Trainers – Moshi, Tanzania USAID East Africa Trade and Invest- current service provider for ment Hub hosted a regional cupping the Taste of Harvest Auction Moshi – Tanzania workshop in Nairobi Kenya at the Platform Intercontinental Hotel. The Taste of Harvest Protocol training in Tanzania took place on 28th - 30th Following the competition of the June, 2017 at the Nyumbani Hotel in The training was focused on bringing training the trainees will also be Moshi Municipality. The total number 10 cupping professionals from Ugan- required to train coffee exporters of participants for the training was 20 da, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Tan- when they get back to their origin on people. Of these 10 were women. zania to Nairobi to understand the the new taste of harvest protocols. new Taste of Harvest Competition During the 2017 Taste of Harvest and Auction Protocols. (2 from each The objective of the training was to cycle will act competition national share with the AFCA Tanzania Coffee country) They discussed the lead head judges at the competition level. time schedules, cupping standards Stakeholders the revised Taste of Har- vest protocols. Exporters, Producer and auction logistics process. This was first time - AFCA ever be Organizations and NGOs that will be brought the top cuppers in the submitting their coffees to the Taste The two trainers were; region together. of Harvest 2017/18. 1. Teija Lublinkhof, AFCA’s Of these 10 trainees – 7 were wom- The lead trainer was Mr. Ulirck Carl Board Treasurer and Director en. in charge of Trainings - Taste from Tanzania Coffee Board with the of Harvest and Africa Barista assistance of Chapter Coordinator Initiative. Mr. Godfrey France.
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 21 Robusta Replanting in Progress at the Miluna Plantation of the NOCAFEX Group (Sud Ubangi) B
A| Mongala River : Tributary of the Majestic Congo River (Equateur Province DRC. B| Miluna Robusta Plantation (44 Hectares) in
Photos by Jean-Claude by Hoolans Photos Gwaka, South Ubangi Province, DRC.
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Coffee play an important role in the economy of ROBUSTA many African countries. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the continent’s 25 coffee- producers and coffee is an important cash crop in the COFFEE IN country playing a major role in the livelihoods of thousands of households and being an important foreign exchange earner for the D.R. CONGO national economy. Kambale Kisumba Kamungele
volumes have been declining for the Canephora is cultivated in low last three decades. A new approach altitude regions covering the for revamping the coffee industry is central plateaux and the equatorial needed, if the country is to continue regions. It is woth mentioning that respond to the challenges of the in the north-western part of the needs of the rural farmers in the Congo-Central province, a special midst of an increasing global coffee variety of Canephora adapted to consumption.. the Mayombe eco-system, the Petit Kwilu, can be found. This variety, In the DRC coffee is mostly from which the Brazilian Conillon produced by smallholders in mixed is said to have been derived, has farms where it is intercropped with smaller fruits but presents neutral subsistence crops such as banana, cup and good acidity characteristics, beans, which ensure households’ when washed. food security. Many varieties of coffee are available in the country Historically the DRC was a mainly but two major species are grown for Robusta producing country. During commercial purposes; the height of the sector in the 1980s the country’s exports averaged Arabica is cultivated in the eastern over 80’000 metric tons per year , of highlands ashore the African Great he DRC is a country endowed which 80 % was Robusta. Lakes . The great concentration with a tropical climate, fertile of production is found around The ravages of Coffee Wilt Disease soil, abundant water resources, T Butembo/Beni area in Lubero (CWD) and multiple factors which offers favorable conditions territory (Lake Edward) , in Goma/ associated with political instability for the cultivation of coffee. Despite Bukavu (Lake Kivu), and in the during the last 25 years decimated its immense potential, the country’s Magahi area in the Province of Ituri the production. Although much of coffee production and export (Lake Albert). the produced coffee is smuggled
22 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 into neighboring countries, the is about 155.1 million bags (55% expected to rise, African eating habits current official exports average Arabica and 45%Robusta). In an and spending patterns are being approximately 10’000 metric tons per address at the Global Coffee Forum, transformed. A bourgeoning middle- year, of which 40% is now Robusta. Milan, organized by the ICO, it was class made up of young professionals is adopting western life style, which includes coffee drinking in the diet. This trend will contribute further to the demand for coffee and this is once again an opportunity for the African coffee farmer, particularly for D.R. Congo Robusta.
Facing the reality of Climate Change, Robusta could offer an alternative crop to respond the threat of global warming. As it is well known, coffee is sensitive to climate fluctuations; temperature and rainfall conditions are critical to production. Arabica is particularly sensitive to increasing temperatures, especially during blossoming and fructification. Recent developments in the presented that the global coffee Robusta coffee is better adapted to sector have been observed more consumption will increase by a higher temperatures, but is much in Arabica than in Robusta during third to 200 million bags by 2030, as less adaptable to lower temperature. the last decade. The attention of the world population increases and According to a recent study by many international development disposable incomes rise. The share the Australian Climate Institute, agencies have been concentrated for each type is expected to be 55% some parts of Africa may no longer primarily in the North and South Robusta and 45 % Arabica. This is produce coffee by the end of this Kivu, where the focus is mainly on a tremendous opportunity for the century, as a result of the rise in supporting cooperatives to access DRC which has 80 million hectares temperature globally. This would high value markets through high of arable land, a population close be an opportunity for Robusta, as quality certified Arabica. Robusta, on to 80 million, a favorable climate asserted by Christophe Montagnon, the other hand seem to have been and enough water resources. The scientist at the World Coffee abandoned, and previous production statistics above are very encouraging Research, in a RFI Interview. sites need intervention to rehabilitate to small holders farmers in the DR their production. Congo who aspire to a better life. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Coffee sector is undergoing Robusta potential to grow and The global demand for Robusta positive changes. There has been provide rural farmers with income driven by the consumption increase a tremendous improvements in that can help transform their lives in non-traditional markets is evident. the official export volumes as is huge. It is worth reminding that According to ED&F MAN Volcafé well as quality of Arabica, which is Coffea Canephora was first identified Newsletter, Brazil uses 43% of contributing to the visibility of the growing in the wild in the Belgian Robusta in their domestic blends, country’s origin. In order to witness Congo back in 1898. The actual while East Europe uses 46%, and a true renaissance of the DRC Coffee cultivation of coffee as a cash crop Asia as the biggest consumer of Industry, a special attention need to started in early 1900s. Some of the Robusta thanks to its customary be paid to the Robusta production. the earliest research institutions that 3-in-1 solubles uses up to 68% of Traditional production sites served as Robusta Coffee planting Robusta in their blends. Apart from rehabilitation with improved planting material dissemination centers were Ethiopia, the birthplace of Arabica, materials will increase yields and in the DRC and today a few of them where coffee drinking is an old overall production volume, which will are still holding precious germplasms tradition, other parts of Africa have translate in more income for farmers necessary for the survival of the joined the dance of coffee drinking thus unlocking Congolese wealth coffee specie. and an estimated 60% of Robusta through its Robusta Coffee. is used in the blends, especially in According to the International Coffee Maghreb and Sahel countries. There Kambale Kisumba Kamungele Organization, the current world is also an opportunity for other Sub- Export Director coffee production (2016/2017) is Saharan Africa coffee consumption. ETS Tsonga Kasereka estimated to 151.6 million bags As urbanization is rising across the while the global consumption continent and buying power is
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 23 AFCA Cupping of Taste of Harvest Coffees in Finland
24 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 THE FUSHAN EXPERIENCE Martin Shabaya t’s always nice to be in the for as much as my coffee was good, fushan cup international barista had some small technical issues Ichampionship, because I get that got me worried on my overall to meet and make friends with performance. passionate individuals who drive the quality and coffee culture forward When the award ceremony started like never before. Also we get to , I was called the first one on stage experience how other people from and I thought that literally they different parts of the world do their had begun from the last (24th). You own coffees in the most modern can imagine the nice surprise that and traditional ways in terms of caught me. cultivation,processing,roasting and etc. Besides all, I had a lot of fun by familiarizing myself with During competition, we get to learn different coffee brewing a lot of diverse recipes,brewing methods,equipments and and preparation techniques that machines,doing and learning commonly celebrate coffee flavor. different latte arts and also the From this year’s competition, I was general culture. surprised to have made it top five
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 25 First World Coffee Producers Forum’s Final Declaration
he First World Coffee Producers Forum met 1. Lower profitability has led a significant percentage of coffee producers in the world in the city of Medellin, Colombia, on July to live in poverty, with deprivations in their T12, 2017, and considering that: Profitability quality of life (housing, utilities, delayed or of coffee farming in many producing countries poorly attended education, low access to health systems, etc.), and reduced ability to reinvest in faces a critical situation, even going through their farms. periods of losses, due to different factors such as: lower international coffee prices, which 2. Even if development of specialty coffee in the have dramatically deteriorated the coffee trade last decades has generated some premiums to producers, these have not been enough to offset terms (reducing the purchasing power of coffee the costs associated with certifications, and growers), low agricultural productivity, increasing the analysis of value of the global coffee chain production costs related to climate change and shows that the share reaching producers is very low, in contrast to that remaining in the hands of variability, and rising labor costs of production traders, roasting companies, and distributors to activities such as harvest. final consumers.
26 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 2. The Action Plan shall define the goals to be met, the time period to meet them, and the required funding.
3. A co-responsible commitment to properly implementing the Action Plan and funding it must be achieved at the highest level with representatives of the industry, donors, international cooperation, multilateral organizations, and national and local governments.
4. As starting point for the Action Plan and based on inputs of the first World Coffee Producers Forum, a study will be conducted by an independent body to ...the world may face a analyze the behavior of coffee crisis characterized by a prices in the last 40 years, structural reduction of production costs in this same period, and their correlation. The the global coffee supply, study will analyze if international with the consequent coffee prices, both at the New York and London stock impacts on quality of life exchanges, reflect the reality of producers and their of the physical market, and will regions’ social stability... present alternative solutions to the problems discussed in the Forum.
5. For the actions to be developed, a Committee will be formed, made up of two representatives of producer associations from African countries; two from Mexico, Central American and Caribbean countries; two from South American countries and two from Asian ones, and at least one representative of the industry in each of the following regions: 3. If corrective actions aiming to North America, Europe and Asia. address the aforementioned Resolves: problems in a coordinated way 1. To work co-responsibly with all 6. This Committee shall submit are not undertaken and their stakeholders of the global coffee a progress report in the next financing is not guaranteed, in chain and the ICO’s support to meeting of the ICO’s International the medium term the world develop an Action Plan that shall Coffee Council, to be held in may face a crisis characterized March 2018. by a structural reduction of the be based on problems faced global coffee supply, with the by coffee farming in different consequent impacts on quality of regions of the world, namely: The next World Coffee Producers life of producers and their regions’ very low prices to producers and Forum will be held in 2019. The social stability, while global excessive volatility, the largest Committee will coordinate with demand will continue growing share of the chain value remaining countries the venue of the next without being met, which will in the other links; adaptation to Forum. generate undesirable imbalances climate change, scarce workforce, in the coffee market that may put difficult generational change, and This declaration is adopted in sustainability of the global chain precarious social conditions for Medellin on July 12, 2017. at risk. producers.
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 27 HE Yoweri Museveni on signing of the Uganda Coffee Roadmap UGANDA’S ROADMAP TO ACCELERATED PRODUCTION OF COFFEE
Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye
ganda is ranked as a top Commonwealth producer of coffee, There are currently, 1.7 million the second largest African producer and seventh world households in Uganda growing producer. Coffee contributes about 30% of Uganda’s total coffee. Of the 93 coffee growing U districts 50 grow Robusta, 28 grow export earnings. The country grows two types of coffee—Robusta Arabica and 15 grow both with a and Arabica. The coffee yield is 700kg per hectare for traditional potential for 324,000 ha of land Robusta coffee, 2,500kg per hectare for clonal coffee and 600kg per area suitable for coffee production. hectare for Arabica coffee. Uganda produces an average of 4 million Production has risen steadily since 60kg bags per year (80% Robusta and 20% Arabica). Robusta coffee 2009/10 at 2.7 million 60kg bags to is grown in low lands while Arabica coffee is grown in different a high of 3.6 million bags in 2013/14. However, this declined in 2014/15 to highland areas of the country that is, on the slopes of Mount Elgon 3.2 million bags before rising again to on the boarder of Kenya, on the slopes of the Mount Rwenzori on 3.5 million bags in 2015/16. The total the border of DRC and in the west Nile region of the country. annual volume of coffee exports for FY 2017/18 is projected at 3.9 million
28 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 bags against a 2025 target of 20 achieving 20 million bags of coffee underutilised land and investors million bags. production per year by 2025. They to develop coffee production hinge on three pillars which will In October 2015, His Excellency the catalyse the transformation of the 6. Providing and promoting President of the Republic of Uganda coffee sector in Uganda namely concessions for coffee production issued a directive to accelerate Demand and Value Addition, on large underutilised tracts of coffee production from the current Production and Enablers. These are land 4 million 60 kg bags to 20 million further broken down into specific bags by 2020. To actualise this initiatives: 7. Improving the quality of planting directive, in December 2015, UCDA material (seeds and seedlings) in collaboration with the Prime 1. Building structured demand through strengthened research Minister’s Delivery Unit convened a through country to country deals, and multiplication of improved stakeholders’ meeting in which an especially with China varieties agenda for a Coffee Lab was agreed upon. The stakeholders agreed on 2. Branding Ugandan coffee to drive 8. Improving access to quality potential strategies for government demand and improve value by up inputs by reducing counterfeiting action in FY 2016/2017 pending to 15% (fertiliser, pesticides, herbicides) design of a Coffee 2020 Roadmap from current 40-60% 3. Supporting local coffee (effectively, the results of the 9. Developing a coffee finance aforementioned Coffee Lab). businesses for value addition, including primary processing and programme with the Central Bank In March 2017, McKinsey & a soluble coffee plant and Treasury to provide financing Company Limited, a renowned to farmer organisations (including global consulting firm, supported 4. Strengthening farmer on-lending) to smallholders), coffee the transformational process by organisations and producer businesses and investors. The developing a comprehensive cooperatives to enhance Coffee Roadmap was launched medium-to-long term roadmap for commercialisation for smallholder by the President of the Republic the coffee subsector. This was done farmers and ensuring broad of Uganda, H. E. President Yoweri through a Rapid Delivery Coffee Lab. access to extension, inputs, Kaguta Museveni on April 13 where finance and aggregation he ordered the coffee stakeholders The Coffee Lab identified nine key to ensure that Uganda achieves transformative initiatives that focus 5. Support joint ventures between its coffee production target of on putting Uganda on the path to middle-class owners of producing 20 million bags annually by 2025. Each initiative with the
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 29 resultant estimated bag equivalent is highlighted in the table below:
Initiative Estimated bag Description of Initiative cluster equivalent by 2025
Branding . Marketing strategy e.g. “Birthplace of Robusta” locally and globally . Profiling for regional tastes and flavours 2 Million . Championing to raise the profile of Uganda coffee (e.g. through barista coffee competition)
Local consumption . Create environment to incentivise and standardise local retailers 1.5 Million . Sensitise public on coffee benefits Structured . Presidential Buy Uganda Build Uganda initiative for Ugandan demand and coffee in public offices value addition: Demand for China deal additional 1.8 Million . Government-to-government deal to offtake coffee production as production a move to balance trade deficits/repay loans can be driven by local and international Emerging markets . Government-led coffee delegations to negotiate preferential consumers. 1.2 Million terms and introduce private players into new markets such as Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Russia
Global growth 1 Million . Remain constant and capture the growing global demand
. Value addition through anchor businesses – wash stations 0.92 Million
. Value addition through anchor businesses – soluble plant 0.4 Million
. Farmer Organisations: By 2025, aim to have 60-80% of farmers in strengthened farmer organisations and have access to all benefits Production: 6.88 Million anchored of the programme including finance, inputs and extension where on yield 50% of these adopt Good Agricultural Practices improvement . Support joint ventures between middle-class owners of and expansion 2.6M Million in production underutilised production land and investors land. . Provide and promote concessions for coffee production on large 1.7 Million underutilised tracts of land . Improve quality of planting material (seeds and seedlings) through strengthened research and multiplication of improved Enablers: varieties facilitate production, . Improve access to quality inputs by reducing counterfeiting productivity (fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides) from current 40-60% and marketing . Develop coffee finance programme with Central Bank and Treasury to provide loans of up to 900 million USD by 2020
Total 20 Million
30 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 KENYA COFFEE Coffee Directorate and Commodities Fund were also incorporated into INDUSTRY ENDORSES THE the Technical Committee and also proposed the composition of an all-inclusive Steering Committee, with the mandate of overseeing the implementation of the platform work ‘SAUTI YA plan. The Steering committee membership has representation from the Council of Governors, The Ministry of KAHAWA’ Agriculture, the Coffee Directorate, the Ministry of Cooperatives, The PLATFORM National Task Force on the Coffee Sub sector from the Public Sector and he Kenya Coffee Industry persisitent decline in the volumes of the Major private sector association players have overwhelmingly the coffee produced in the country representing the farmers, marketers, endorsed the formation of the over the recent years. T exporters, civil society organisations, Kenyan Platform, aptly named ‘Sauti Donors and other Coffee partners. ya Kahawa’ . This inclusive initiative It was for this reason that AFCA, UTZ and Solidaridad East and Central aims to bring together all major The talks have finally yielded to Africa held consultative meetings sectors of the Coffee industry to action; Kenya is putting an elaborate and pledged support in formation discuss and implement wide ranging coffee platform with sustainable of the Kenyan coffee platform. initiatives in the Kenya Coffee Sector. productivity as their main vision. A In the initial stages, the three series of stakeholder sensitization The Kenyan Coffee sector faces organizations formed the Technical meetings have been planned, with a multitude of problems and committee to kick-start the process. the first one planned for July 2017. constraints, which has led to The Global Coffee Platform, AFA-
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 31 CONCEPT NOTE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT COFFEE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME FOR AFRICA (CIPA) Dr. Kimemia Joseph
Coffee is one of the leading foreign exchange earners for the producing countries on the African continent accounting for approximately 11% of the world’s total production (Fig 1) and roughly $2 billion in annual revenues.
here over 25 African countries producing both required. This then leads to lack of easily accessible high arabica and robusta coffee. In fact Africa is the yielding, high quality, and climate resilient and disease Tcenter of origin for both arabica and robusta coffee resistant coffee varieties. species. There is therefore a huge untapped genetic potential for development of new varieties to suit various The revitalization of the coffee sector in Africa will biotic and abiotic issues. create greater volumes of quality coffee for the market and therefore increased incomes for producers and Over the past 20 years coffee production in Africa consequently improved livelihoods for the rural coffee has been relatively stagnant or declining. This poses a growers. In order to forge ahead, it is therefore necessary problem even to roasters dependent on African coffees. to address issues of appropriate high yielding, high They may shift to other origins with the possibility of quality coffee varieties, climate resilience, soil fertility, not including the African coffees in their blend. This disease and pest management. decline could be attributed to the fact that over 50% of the coffee trees in Africa are over 50 years old, most of In order to forge ahead the issue of lack of appropriate the varieties used by producers are not disease resistant, high yielding, high quality, climate resilient and disease poor soil fertility management, little work been done resistant pure varieties which are available and accessible on development of high performing coffee varieties and to all member countries need to be addressed. The there is inadequate human resource capacity in breeding African soils being fairly old and overused are extremely and seedling multiplication. poor in both macro and micro nutrients to exploit the potential of the existing and new varieties. The soil fertility The problem is further complicated in that African management have to addressed. This will be a good coffee research capacity is extremely low and severely activity for public-private partnership. underfunded. As a result, most African producing countries have little or no means to conduct the types of The African Fine Coffee Association (AFCA) has the research needed to produce and extend the technologies recognition and acceptability by both the producers
32 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 RABc15-Rwanda
CWDr 5- Uganda Batian- Kenya and traders. It has therefore to play its leadership role in Develop high yielding, high quality, and climate resilient defining and driving the coffee agenda in Africa. and disease resistant coffee varieties for the farmers.
The program will aim to undertake the following:- In conjunction with national agricultural research institutes (NARI’s), international research organizations Develop capacity building to the coffee stakeholders on and NGO’s working in coffee set up coffee seed and agronomic practices to maximize yield and quality with seedling production strategies/facilities the existing varieties. Financial Implications Carry out soil fertility assessment in conjunction with the private sector with an aim of developing regional/ The program will initially to be financed by the AFCA country specific fertilizers Board but with development and funding of proposals it will then become self-financing.
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 33 Uganda Coffee Development Authority OFFICIAL HOST 16th African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition 14th to 16th February 2018 Kampala, Uganda
Theme: “Sustainable Coffee Industry for Social Economic Transformation".
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CAMEROON 34 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 Uganda Coffee Development Authority OFFICIAL HOST 16th African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition 14th to 16th February 2018 Kampala, Uganda
Theme: “Sustainable Coffee Industry for Social Economic Transformation". Why Uganda? 1. It is the legendary home to the Worlds finest Quality Robusta and Africa’s Top Arabicas. 2. What better place to explore the Source of the Nile and go rafting. 3. See Worlds largest concentration of over 1000 Birds Species! 4. Meet the famous mountain Gorilla. 5. Safe and Reliability. 6. Lush green vegetation. 7. A warm temperate climate. 8. Enjoy the unspoilt Scenic Beauty. 9. Climb the Mountains of the Moons & Mount Elgon. 10. Laugh with the one of the World’s Most Hospitable people.
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36 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 37 ABOUT UGANDA
Kampala Health Climate Kampala is Uganda’s national and Kampala has several recognized Kampala has a tropical rainforest commercial capital bordering Lake hospitals such as the International climate (Af) under the Köppen- Victoria, Africa’s largest lake. Bustling Hospital under the IMG Group. Geiger climate classification system. Kampala makes a good introduction Temperatures average at 23°C. Yellow fever vaccine and card is to Uganda. It’s a dynamic and essential on arrival. Taking shots engaging city, with few of the hassles Another facet of Kampala’s weather or preventative medicine for of other East African capitals and is that it features two annual wet Hepatitis A and B, Mengitis, Malaria, several worthy attractions to keep seasons. There is a long rainy season Tetanus, Polio and Typhoid are also you occupied for a couple of days. from August to December and a recommended. As the heartland of the Buganda short rainy season from February to June. kingdom, Kampala has a rich and Expecting to get closer to wild colourful history, visible in several animals, rabies vaccination should be fascinating palaces and compounds prioritized. from where the nation was run until Source: Lonely Planet the arrival of colonialism.
The city is coterminous with Kampala District. Surrounding Kampala is Constitutional law the rapidly growing Wakiso District, and the government whose population more than doubled between 2002 and 2014 of Uganda and now stands at over 2 million. Source: Wikipedia
The Pearl Guide App Useful Uganda Travel App. Uganda is a Sovereign State and a The Pearl Guide App is Uganda’s Republic. It is a sitting member of premier holiday and leisure mobile the United Nations, African Union, app with detailed coverage of all The East African Community and the the best Uganda attractions, holiday Commonwealth. The Government resorts, amenities, events, nightlife of the Republic of Uganda is a and so much more. Visit website Democracy made up of three for more information here - http:// arms: The Executive – comprising thepearlguide.co.ug/our-mobile- of president, vice president, prime app/ minister, cabinet; The Legislative - parliament; and The Judiciary - Magistrates’ Courts, High Court, Court of Appeals (Constitutional Court), Supreme Court.
38 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 The Constitution is the supreme law of Uganda. The present constitution was adopted on 8 October 1995. It is Uganda’s fourth constitution since the country’s independence from Britain in 1962. Source - http://www.gou.go.ug/about-uganda/ sector/constitution-government General Facts
Time Zone GMT + 3 Currency UGX Exchange rate US$ 1 = 3500 TO 3600, but it varies from time to time. For up-to-date rates, visit: https://www.bou.or.ug/bou/rates_statistics/statistics/interest_rates.html Official languages The Official Language is English is commonly spoken, especially in the service industry. Other languages mainly spoken are Luganda and Swahili Electricity 220 to 240V AC, 50 Hz, Power Socket type – Great Britain – Grounded B2-1363 Religion Majority Christianity and minority Islam International Dialing code +256 Ambulance, Fire and Police 999/112 Uganda Tourism Board Hotlines Tel: +256 414 561 700
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 39 The 2013 Uganda Conference Kenya Coffee Board receiving the 2013 regional IN PICTURES Taste of Harvest winners trophy - Arabica.
Africa regional Taste of Harvest judges pose for a photo.
World coffee market industry Former MD Henry Ngabirano session and discussion panel speaks during the Uganda Coffee industry sesion.
40 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 Etienne Delbar poses for a photo with a traditional dance troupe at the closing dinner
Delegates from Burundi and The 2012 and India at the closing dinner 2013 Barista champions at the award giving ceremony
Deligates from Rwanda enjoy the openning cocktail
UGACOF receives the 2013 regional Taste of Harvest award -Robusta
Farmers regisgter for the Africa Coffee Sustainability Forum
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 41 15TH AFCC & E CONFERENCE STATS
Stats from the Business to Business Event
About the Number of women owned export companies that 1,000,000 B2B event 13 had their coffees cupped Amount in USD worth of Number of women East African coffee to be owned export purchased companies that had their coffees Number of cuppedowned export containers to be companies that had purchased their coffees cupped 25
The Regional Taste of Harvest Event Stats
About the Of the best coffees from Taste of 6 countries were entered 3 into the competition Harvest Number of women owned export companies that had their coffees Female judges from cuppedowned export Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia companies that had 6 and South Korea their coffees cupped
Of 2017 delegates...
88% 88% 75% 75% recommend are likely to met new are satisfied this attend the clients with the new conference to 2018 Uganda contacts made companies coference
42 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 Africa Barista Championship What participants said Stats about the first ever All Stars Event in Africa
“I feel like I just came from stone age “I learnt several things form the All like yesterday! I thought I knew a lot Stars Competition. Most important International baristas at about espresso and extraction only to for me was how to extract a great the first ever African All find I was so not yet there. I personally espresso by focusing more on the Star Event 5 learnt a lot from the all-stars baristas Dose, Yield and time. Those three especially on technical and sensory factors play a very big role in order Regional competitors at point of view. I was so inspired by the to get a great espresso I learnt not to the first ever African All story behind their area of excellence give up no matter how many times Star Event 5 and really, This has helped me a lot in you compete when you have a goal my day to day chores. In preparation and vision you will always achieve. I Female competitor at the to the KNBC and WBC am so sure from also learnt that when coming up with first ever African All Star what I learnt from the All-Stars that a signature beverage not only looking 1 Event we do have a great opportunity to be at the flavors found in your coffees among the top baristas in the world. but also how to work with different Barista participants from I thank all who were involved in this ingredients which can improve the Ethiopia at the first ever eye opener opportunity and God bless coffee and create a new taste profile.” - 15 African All Star Event you.” - Martin Shabaya1st Runner Up Mark Okutta2nd Runner Up
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 43 THE BEST COFFEE IN THE WORLD COMES FROM AFRICA We just thought you should know
44 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 Lessons from Brazil The Perfect Cup of Coffee Begins with a Well Natured Plantation With a coffee shop on nearly every corner in countless cities around the globe, it comes as no surprise that coffee is one of the top commodities worldwide. As the third most consumed beverage, after water and tea, coffee beans are in high demand everywhere.
razil is best known for not try out more innovative options The Amiran Nutrigation system is only ranking number one in like planting more trees on the used for fertigation as soluble crop Bcoffee production, but for same acreage of land. The common nutrients (fertilizers) are added to the expertise and detail involved practice among Kenyan coffee the irrigation water and dispersed in bringing up coffee trees. As the growers is to plant about 450 trees equally among the plants through common saying goes ‘If you want in an acre at the spacing of three the drip lines. Introducing fertilizer to be the best, learn from the best’, meters between trees and between through the drip lines ensures full countries such as Kenya have taken rows. Yet in Brazil, which is the world’s utilization of the fertilizer properties to increase their coffee production leading coffee producer, about 1,300 as it is not washed away after being by rubbing shoulders with the world coffee trees are planted in an acre. applied in large quantities. leader. Being smart amidst Amiran believes that the lessons Growers from 12 professional unpredictable weather patterns brought back home from Brazil will farms in Kenya benefited from an In recent years, the world’s coffee help both large and small-scale educational tour to Brazil organized production faced the impact of coffee growers reap the most out by Amiran Kenya. Well known for higher temperatures and lower rain of their plantations. One of the its role as an agricultural solution levels that in turn influenced coffee most exciting aspects is that even provider, Amiran clearly understands yield and quality as well as increase though Amiran is located in Kenya, the need for mentorship and in the in pest and diseases. The changing the company partners with its common slogan ‘seeing is believing’. weather patterns calls for farmers to sister companies in East, South and practice climate-smart agriculture Western Africa on various coffee Spacing such as the use of Amiran’s projects. Amiran is keen on ensuring farmers Nutrigation system.
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 45 Member Profiles MZUZU COF- FEE PLANTERS COOPERATIVE UNION DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY Better Life Through Technology Prior to establishment of the Union on 5th January, 2007, the organization operated as Smallholder Coffee Authority. (A Government Parastatal Organization) The Authority worked from 1979 to 1999, then transformed itself into Smallholder Coffee Farmers Trust between 1999 and 2007. Vision: Leaders in achieving Quality Life for Malawian Smallholder Coffee Farmers. Mission: World Class Producers, Processors and Marketers of Specialty and Certified coffees through Sustainable Coffee Cooperatives and Sustainable coffee based farming systems. Our goals • Coffee production:To reach 1000mt of green beans coffee by Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) is a Chartered Public 2019/20 University that has two campuses: the Main Campus located 6 km • Farmer organization: To ensure self-sustainability of all from Nyeri town along Nyeri- Nyahururu highway and Nairobi Campus Cooperatives by 2019/20. located at Pension Towers, Loita Street. DeKUT is a Premier Technological University that endeavors to provide holistic education. With world class • Economic impact: To achieve average gross earning by coffee facilities, exceptional staff and students, DeKUT boasts of the highest growers of 1000 USD per year from at least 1000 trees of coffee that level of innovation and academic excellence. are well managed. • Environmental impact: To ensure all growers plant trees, practice The courses offered are spread through School of Engineering, School soil and water conservation measures practice use of organic of Science, School of Business Management and Economics, School manure, practice rain harvest technology and plant cover crops in of Computer Science and Information Technology, School of Health the coffee fields. Science, Institute of Geomatics, GIS and Remote Sensing, Institute of Our partners Tourism and Hospitality Management, Institute of Food Bioresources 1. Twin and Twin Trading through joint marketing initiative (JMI) Technology, Geothermal Energy Training and Research Institute and the Institute of Professional Studies. 2. Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. 3. African Fine Coffee Association The Institute of Food Bioresources Technology offers the following 4. Fair Trade Network. programmes: (i) Certificate in Coffee Technology and Quality Economic empowerment of our Smallholder Coffee growers remains Management, (ii) Diploma in Coffee Technology and Cupping, (iii) Our Main Goal. B.Sc. Food Science and Technology, and (iv) M.Sc. Food Science and Technology. The Institute is currently developing a model Coffee Contact details Technology Center towards processing, packaging, research and E-mail address: [email protected] training in coffee technology. Among the pioneering products of the Telephone: 265 332 8996 Center includes DeKUT’s premium medium roast ground/whole bean coffee and coffee-flavoured yoghurt. DeKUT farm is endowed with 175,000 bushes of coffee (combined SL 28, Batian and Ruiru). DeKUT coffee farm is also involved in Coffee Productivity Project in collaboration with Coffee Research Institute (funded by European Union) to provide high quality coffee seedlings to the farmers at subsidized prices.
For enquiries contact: DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY P.O BOX 657-10100 Nyeri | Cell: 0713123021/ 0727088807; Email: [email protected] | Cell: 0710-127516; Email: [email protected] Dedan Kimathi University of Technology | @DeKUTkenya
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CENTRAL COFFEE FARMERS’ ASSOCIATION LTD (CECOFA) Products:Coffee Country:Uganda
Introduction: Central Coffee Farmers Association (Cecofa) is a farmer owned organization based in Wakiso district of central Uganda. Formerly known as Nsangi Coffee Farmers’ Association. The organization was originally founded in 2005 by a small group of entrepreneurial farmers. CECOFA is now made up of 3182 farmers within the districts of central Uganda. CECOFA brings together coffee farmers from the Wakiso region and helps them improve their farming practices, access the international market, and receive technical training and support. Cecofa’s vision is to help alleviate poverty in their district through market-based sustainable agriculture practices. Coffee growing and processing: Our farmers grow natural Robusta coffee near the shores of Lake Victoria, harvest only red ripe cherries, dry naturally under the sun, hulled at our coffee factory, graded and exported all over the world. Quality management systems: Cecofa invests alot in quality management, traceability and coffee farming sustainability programs Who we are with a quality control laboratory and trainings in GAPs. Rwanda Trading Company (RTC) was established in 2009 as a vehicle Youth: Cecofa was the first producer organization in Uganda to involve for positive social impact. We are committed to securing economic young people in coffee farming as a business through games and freedom and security for smallholder farmers by building resilient, sports as the entry point. Our Coffee football youth club now has a lot transparent supply chains. of ambassadors and youthful crusaders and coffee farming. RTC has 175 full-time and 500 seasonal employees work. RTC processes Community welfare: Through our community social responsibility and exports 24% of Rwanda’s yearly coffee production. We own programs we reach out to community to address the general needs and operate 14 wet-milling stations and work directly with farmers like water and sanitation, environmental protection, health care and throughout Rwanda – buying, milling, processing and marketing infrastructural development. their coffees. We service roaster clients throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Coffee profile: Altitude: 1450m We believe that profitable and ethical business go hand in hand. Our model is built on trust and communication. From the outset, we have Smallholders: 3 ha on average established partnerships with farmers to help them in the field and to Total area under production: 4,670 ha work with them to create stability and mitigate risk. Growing practices: Mountain microorganism fertilizers and shade trees, terraces and post-harvest handling methods used We focus on quality and invest in production. RTC offers financial literacy, agribusiness management and agronomy training programs Coffee variety: Robusta: Screens 12, 15, 18 to increase yield and keep them operational, profitable and healthy. We Typical profile: Nutty, woody and creamy cereal notes with a medium oversee milling, processing and quality control and provide access to to strong body and smooth finish the futures market to secure the best prices for farmers. Harvest: January-December Other certifications: 4C Contact details Email: [email protected] Website: www.rwandatc.com | E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.cecofa.org Address: KN 3 Rd, Kigali, Rwanda
African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | July-September 2017 | Volume 7 | Issue 4 47 SASINI LTD.
MISOZI COFFEE COMPANY SPECIAL COFFEES from SPECIAL PEOPLE and A SPECIAL PLACE
Traceable Rwandan gourmet coffees • Fairtrade certified Who we are • In conversion to organic Sasini Limited is a public Company, quoted in the Nairobi Securities Farmers from several independent co-operatives in Rwanda have Exchange and was incorporated, in 1952 in Kenya, East Africa. The invested heavily to bring the best of their crop to the market. Now their company has about 9500 shareholders, a significant majority of whom joint-venture, Misozi, is proud to offer you the fruits of their labour, and are Kenyans. The overseas investors constitute about 5%. the prospect of a long term, mutually satisfying partnership. The core business is Agri-based comprising of 911 and 1600 hectares About us under coffee and tea respectively, which produces some of the finest Misozi is the Kinyarwanda word for “hills”, where the coffee comes from. tastes in the world. The farms comprises of 7 and 4 estates of coffee Misozi is the farmers’ own fair-trade certified export and marketing and tea respectively. company for 9 cooperatives. All the member co-operatives are also fair-trade certified and constitute its shareholders. Misozi’s mission is to In an effort to go up the value chain, Sasini ltd has invested in a modern identify and foster links with discerning market partners. Our objective coffee curing (milling) plant, with a capacity of handling 12 tons of is to establish long term partnerships based on mutual commitment green coffee in an hour. The facility has made it possible for Sasini to and relationship. enter the export business with the requisite logistical arrangements and we are currently handling about 20% of the National coffee Our offer is a range of fully washed arabica coffees from individual co- production. On the total production, about 35% has been exported operatives. We invite buyers to get to know the coffees, the people directly to overseas roasters and Trade Houses across Europe, Asia and and the places. We look forward to each co-operative having their own America while the balance is offloaded through the Nairobi Coffee special and direct relationships with coffee buyers. Exchange. We offer a full, professional service: The export department is well endowed and has promptly shipped all • Tailor-made to the buyers’ requirements the coffees to the desired destinations to the expectation of the clients. • Responsive and flexible Our estates and the coffee mill are certified under the Utz Certified, • Reliable and efficient Rainforest Alliance, Fair-trade, ISO 22000:2005 and Café standards. This • Full profiles of each co-operative and its coffee assures our buyers of quality products and traceability at all levels of production. Looking to the future After the deep trauma and tragedy of recent years, Rwanda’s coffee In addition, the company has incorporated a subsidiary arm namely, farmers today have their eyes firmly fixed on the future. They are coming Sasini (K) Limited. This is mainly to enable the group participate in together from their different backgrounds to form co-operatives to Trading and Exports activities at all levels. The company is currently build better livelihoods for their families and their communities. very active at the Auction and offers various quality profiles to the coffee buyers internationally. TYPE: Rwanda fully washed COFFEE In recognition of the challenges paused by the global warming, Sasini Variety: Bourbon has extensively embarked on re-afforestation and training programs Processing: WET to all its partners in coffee and tea. Elaborate tree nurseries have been established with a focus of generating sufficient planting materials. Altitude: 1600 m-2200 m Contact details Contact details Address: Kigali-Rwanda E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +250788761196 Telephone: +254 726 201 888/ +254 722 868 053 Email: [email protected]
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