COFFEES REVIEW MAGAZINE October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1

AFRICAN FINECOFFEES REVIEW MAGAZINE October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1

WHY WE LOVE TANZANIA COFFEE AMIR HAMZA opens largest coffee soluble plant in Africa The World Coffee Market MEET BRIDGET CARRINGTON On the History, Present And Future of One Of East Africa’s Successful Exporters & Roasters.

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24 10 SPECIAL REPORTS 26 AFCA MEMBERS’ 10 | Meet Bridget Carrrington. PROFILES 12 | racing, the future of Ethiopian coffee. Get to know some of 14 | Why we love Tanzania coffee. our members from their 16 | The 2016 Global Coffee Outlook. business profiles 18 AFCA & MEMBER NEWS 18 | AMIR HAMZA opens largest coffee soluble plant in Africa. 20 | The Uganda coffee industry celebrates the 6th Uganda Coffee Day. 22 | The Burundi coffee industry, going forward through research and innovation 24 | I&M celebrates 100 years of existence. 25 | Kenya Cooperative Coffee Exporters ltd: A farmers owned marketing initiative. 26 | Members’ Profiles 28 | AFCA Uganda Chapter Power Breakfast WHY WE LOVE 29 | Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union Ltd opens Coffee Processing Plant 14 31 | Coffee Tourism: Introducing Out Of The Box Innovation To Kenya’s Coffee Sector TANZANIA COFFEE 32 | AFCA Member Awards 33 | Kenya AFCA Members Receive Mark Of Origin Certificates For Their Coffee! 34 | ECOM provides Uganda’s first Starbucks reserve 36 | ETG: Enhancing Africa’s Potential. 37 | COCOCA in Burundi Coffee Certification. 7 CONTRIBUTORS Contributors’ Profiles

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We would like to thank all the members that contribute articles and The magazine will features in this magazine. highlight the amazing new AFCA Member To our Readers, Enjoy our October – December 2015 Issue as you enjoy your conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania! developments in the region from the Share your feedback and ideas with the members of the editorial opening of new board and team. factories, International Media Coverage to Centennial Celebrations. Abdullah Bagersh Board Chairman This magazine promises African Fine Coffees Association to be a special collector’s item.

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Editors Associate Editors Advisory Board Publisher Samuel N. Kamau Doriane Kaze Abdullah Bagersh African Fine Coffees Association Martin P. Maraka Emily Mahero Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa Faith Asaji Cover Page Picture Catherine K. Hamya Bridget Carrington Managing Director, C DORMANS LTD

6 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 SPECIAL REPORT CONTRIBUTORS' Profiles

Bridget Carrington is the Lionel de Roland- Managing Director of C Phillips. Lionel has over Dormans Ltd in Nairobi, 35 years of international where she has worked coffee experience. He for the past 24 years. joined I & M Smith (Pty) Mr. Amir Hamza is the Nicholas Parkison. She heads the Dorman Ltd., a tea and coffee founder and CEO of Nicholas was the trading team which trading company, in 1976. Amir Hamza (T) Ltd a Communications focuses primarily on the Immediately upon joining company that has been in Manager for the Feed procurement and sale of the company Lionel business of Coffee since the Future Agribusiness specialty and sustainable concentrated on regular 1994, which MR Hamza Market Development from the region. and often extensive origin established from scratch. (AMDe) program in country trips to learn more Also the Chairman of Ethiopia funded by She is actively involved about coffee production Amir Hamza Group of USAID and partner of the in regional coffee affairs and exporting, these Companies. Ethiopian government. via her involvement trips covering South and AMDe strengthens with African Fine Coffees Central America, Africa In 2010, he started to Ethiopia’s agriculture Association (AFCA) and Asia. He is now with build the largest Instant sector, enhances where she served a the company as a partner Coffee manufacturing access to finance while Kenya’s Director for a and a Director of the plant in Sub-Sahara stimulates innovation two-year term and the company. This year the Africa. The plant was and private sector local chapters of IWCA. company celebrated over commissioned in May investment. She also sits on the 100 years of existence and 2014 with a capacity to management committee trading a huge milestone produce 700kg/hr. In this issue Nicholas of the Kenya Coffee for any company in the writes about TRACING, Traders Association and industry. THE FUTURE OF is a trustee of the Coffee ETHIOPIAN COFFEE. Quality Institute. In his article the 2016 Global Coffee Outlook he shares the insights in which direction the 2016 Paul Martin Maraka is Markets may move. the Program Manager of the African Fine Coffees Association and one of Thank you for your contributions the lead editors of the African Fine Coffees to this issue of the magazine. Review Magazine. He joins Mr. Amir Hamza on the article - Amir Hamza Opens Largest Coffee Soluble Plant In Africa.

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African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 9 www.kenya-airways.com PrideofAfrica @KenyaAirways MEET BRIDGET CARRINGTON, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF C DORMAN LTD IN NAIROBI

oday we meet with Bridget Carrington, who is the managing director of TC Dorman Ltd in Nairobi, to find out more about the history, present and future of one of east africa’s most renowned and successful exporters and roasters and hear her views on the current state of our regional industry.

Dorman has been around for over behind the first certified UTZ h that is an easy one! I would 65 years. Can you tell us a bit of and FLO coffees. Our preferred Osay our core values are the history of the company? marketing agent and partner Coffee commitment, quality and integrity. Management Services (CMS) is one We concentrate and are committed Dorman Ltd was established of the regions leading agribusiness to quality – quality product, quality Cin 1950 by an Englishman, service providers. Together we work service. We are committed to the called Charles Dorman. He was a hard to promote sustainability and industry to building relationships true pioneer of East African coffees, build farmer relationships, which has along the value chain and serving as the region’s Coffee earned us the reputation of being promoting sustainability. Our Association Chairman as early as second to none in the supply of integrity is based on a firm belief 1939. He married Ellen in 1945 and specialty and sustainable coffees. that, above all, we must strive to she carried on running the company achieve the best price for the farmer. after his death in 1960. In 1986, the If I turn my attention to our Roasting In terms of quality we consider it small but highly-reputed export Company, obviously our entry into our mission to constantly challenge and roasting, company was bought the coffee shop business in 2004 farmers to produce better qualities. by Jeremy Block, who over the next was a milestone, likewise our exit To this end we intrWoduced the ten years transformed the company ten years later. This venture aimed at Dorman Quality Awards in 1992 into the number one exporter and promoting locally roasted coffee and and have awarded millions of roaster in the region. domestic consumption. At the same shillings over the years in factory time we pioneered the introduction improvement prizes throughout all You have been working at of the Kenya National Barista of the producing areas in Kenya. Dorman for the past 24 years, Championship and established the what do you consider the most region’s first coffee brewing training Sometimes exporters or dealers significant milestones in the school, which has, significantly, get a lot of bad press in Kenya, company’s recent history? helped raised the bar of the quality how would you counter that in of regular and espresso based drinks. terms of the value of the exporter ell, there have been many. in the value chain? WThe most important ones have Why did you sell your chain of hinged around our relationship coffee shops? am not sure you should get me building efforts with farmers to Istarted on this, as it is something help build capacity and ensure the n 2014 our coffee shops were sold I feel very strongly about. The improvement in farmer livelihoods. Ias a going concern to Artcaffe. This exporters are key to the chain – We like to think of ourselves as being has allowed us to focus on our core linking the origin and consuming at the forefront of development of business of supplying high quality destination and bridging the timing our industry. In the 1990s, we were roasted and raw coffee to the local gaps between supply and demand. the first company to build a private and international markets. They are providing finance to both mill in Tanzania and enter into the seller and buyer, taking on the business of parchment procurement What do you consider are the core price and quality risk, as well as when that industry liberalized. In values of Dormans Coffee? the marketing, commercialization Kenya we were the driving force and logistics functions. Then there

10 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 A is the coffee quality expertise of few hundred kilos. We also face cupping, processing, blending and the problems of aging farmers, bulking. Particularly with the ever- urbanization and fragmentation of decreasing lot sizes we experience, farms. Many steps and initiatives this is an expertise that takes years have been made both by the public to finesse – the ability to match and private sector over the past few each international buyers quality years to see improvements in both specifications year after year. The list productivity and quality. In the is long and, excuse the pun, totally 1980s Africa used to produce 27% under valued! of world coffee, this has reduced to around 12%, and Kenya is producing How do you assist farmers to less than 0.5%. Luckily, our qualities B connect with buyers and establish are still very much in demand, but market linkages? there needs to be a lot more effort A | C. Dorman Ltd MD recognizing in the area of good agricultural and Producers of Quality coffee. his is one of the important best processing practices. Farmers Tpillars of our business model. need access to credit and inputs. B | Farmers in Karatina, Kenya Every year, we host a constant Soil analysis is a must, as is a turn queue up for a taste of Dormans stream of coffee buyers between around in corporate governance finest coffee. November and March, who come at the cooperative level. Farmers to see the harvesting process, to need to acquire new business cup and chose coffees with us in skills, embrace computerization of The future for Dormans is also our Nairobi lab. They are here to records, acquire and understand bright! We are just about to start build a relationship with their farmer market information. Many of the a new chapter in our history with suppliers, to know where their ongoing projects in which we are our relocation to a purpose-built coffees come from, and be able to involved are tackling some of these factory, warehouse and head office tell their coffee story to the buyers issues, as well as food security and site in Ruiru. The project is already and consumers back home. Many crop diversification. underway and we hope to move buyers want long-term relationships by the end of next year. The new and will buy and sell single factory Finally, how do you see the future facility will bring all our trading, or estate coffees. This can only be of the coffee industry in East administrative roasting and export a good thing for the farmer who is Africa and the future of Dormans operations under one roof – which able to sell his high quality product within the sector? will allow for closer supervision and at a higher price. management, increased internal ell, providing we can synergy and resultant productivity What do you think are the key Wovercome some or most of and profitability. As domestic challenges facing African coffee the above challenges over the next consumption and coffee culture farmers at the moment? decade, the future should be bright! grows, so we believe, our roasting World consumption is growing company will grow from strength to think most of the challenges are steadily and thankfully, this is led by strength and with our 13 signature Iwell recognized. Low yields the rise in consumption of specialty blends, carefully selected and are our biggest problem – whilst coffee for which our region is well expertly roasted, we will be able in Brazil or Vietnam we often talk known. The world needs more to conquer the local and regional of average yields in the region of coffee and with a low yield starting market as well as develop a few 2-3000 kgs per hectare, in Africa point we have a great opportunity niche export markets to take our we are hard pushed to exceed a to supply this demand. special Kenyan coffee to the world marketplace.

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 11 TRACING, THE FUTURE OF ETHIOPIAN COFFEE By Nicholas Parkison

n 2008, the Japanese government banned Ethiopian coffee imports after four types of illegal pesticides under Japanese Ilaw were detected on green coffee beans. The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), created in 2007, n 2015, a reinvigorated, better-aligned Market Development program and the had no way of tracing where the ECX plans to change the future of Sustainable Coffee Program to lay the coffee lots originated or the cause of Ethiopian coffee. While the world foundation for a system that will not the contamination. The ban lasted of coffee moves toward verification only give Japanese buyers the name and nearly two years during which Iof origin and legal compliance, location of the washing station where Ethiopian coffee growers lost out on Ethiopia lags due to underdeveloped the coffee originated, but also the date more than 5000 MT of sales from the infrastructure and a complicated and times spent in each warehouse country’s third largest importer. The network of smallholder coffee farmers before being auctioned to a buyer. The numbering over five million. system will become the coffee world’s hard lesson in coffee traceability did In January 2013, the ECX partnered with first independent and nationally owned not go unnoticed. the USAID-funded AGP-Agribusiness system.

12 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 the coffee has been, where and when Starting with this year’s harvest, ECX will True traceability goes launch digital certificates that contain all it was washed, where and when it was this information, which will be issued to stored, who sampled it, who graded beyond the coffee’s type buyers with each lot of coffee. Through it, which truck it was loaded onto and or origin to tracing where where it was shipped to. All these facts overhauling the ECX supply chain the coffee has been, where management, the new system is going will improve our ability to move coffee to bring consumers closer than ever to and create premium value for buyers and when it was washed, the people growing their coffee. Now, and consumers,” says ECX CEO, Ermias where and when it was Eshetu. finding the source of a contaminated stored, who sampled it, bag is as easy as scanning the tag. In fact, in the past few years, buyers who graded it, which truck The new tagging system—running on needing traceability purchased it was loaded onto and Ethiopian coffee through private farmers IBM technology—links every bag of where it was shipped to ... coffee that is traded through the ECX and coffee farmer unions, who are to one of over 2500 geo-referenced allowed to export directly to buyers. washing, hulling and cleaning stations The ECX-run traceability system will located in Ethiopia’s southern, central give the other 90% of Ethiopian coffee and western coffee growing regions. exports the access to bigger and better Each tag’s embedded information market channels. Starbucks has a long promising to buyers. I like to see ECX includes photos of the station as well history of purchasing Ethiopian coffee making these types of improvements. as names and contact information for and through its Coffee and Farmer Overall, the system is getting better.” the station manager. Since farmers Equity Program (C.A.F.E.), the company are obligated to sell their coffee to claims that 99% of its coffee is verified as AGP-AMDe also funded the renovation washing stations in their same kebele— ethically sourced. of modern coffee cupping laboratories which cover an average radius of 15 “Transparency is critical for Starbucks in Addis Ababa, Jimma, Hawassa kilometers—each washing station because it provides insight into the and Dilla, setting ECX on the path to typically processes a uniform coffee farmers who make up the Starbucks’ certification from the Specialty Coffee type, be it Sidama, Yirgacheffe, Limu, supply chains, the volume of coffee Association of America, the first SCAA- Kaffa, Tepi and more. The price tag for being sold to Starbucks and key certified coffee grading labs in Africa. the traceability and its implementation information on the coffee’s origin,” When the ECX was created in 2008, is approximately $4.2 million and according to a Starbucks spokesperson. exporters feared the commoditization being paid through a private-public “We believe these efforts will create of coffee would undermine Ethiopia’s partnership with USAID, which invested long-term stability and a global rich variety of coffee. The exchange $1.8 million, the ECX, which invested standard for coffee traceability.” “A supply platform gave farmers an easier path $1.2 million and the Sustainable Coffee chain management system does not to international buyers, who quickly Program, a global initiative of buyers, automatically give you the coffee’s entire adjusted and learned to live with it. governments and associations, which story, but it gets closer than before. It will Seven years later, Ethiopia’s coffee also invested $1.2 million. make business more ethical and create a stakeholders have delivered on more equal playing field for everybody,” increasing the transparency of a system “True traceability goes beyond the says Mike Mamo, coffee expert from that at once meets industry standards, coffee’s type or origin to tracing where Addis Exporter. “Exporters will be held is fair to coffee farmers and celebrates more accountable for what they are Ethiopia’s coffee diversity.

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 13 Why we Love Tanzania Coffee

2. What do you Love Most about Name: Balam Hinyula Tanzania as a country? The people and climate. Tanzania has Company – Rafiki Coffee Ltd some of the friendliest people around Country – Tanzania and the perfect climate for living and growing coffee. The southern highlands are especially true for this; the towns aren’t too big and the high altitude keeps the weather nice year round.

3. What makes TZ so special among international buyers? Tanzania has a huge potential for Name: James Dargan quality coffee. Arable, uncultivated Company – Tembo Coffee land is plentiful and with the right incentives farmers will plant more trees. Country – Tanzania The commercial grades (FAQ/AMEX) offer a great 1. What makes Tanzanian Coffee 1. Espresso, Filter Coffee or value for roasters looking Stand out? Cappuccino – How do you like to put some East African -Its blight citric acidity, sharp and your Tanzania Coffee? & Why? coffee into their blend berry like flavor. Also being having I enjoy French press coffees and the premium coffees chocolate like and smooth milky at home and at the office. The can stand up against the body with lovely finish. press is a convenient and quick best coffees way to enjoy a cup of coffee and from any 2. The Best Tanzanian Coffee you lends well to the light roast of the region. have ever drank or cupped? laboratory. Itende JKT. This is the best coffee I have cupped. It has a very berry like flavor with sharp citric acidity and honey like in finish. Name: Edwin Agasso 2. What do you Love Most about Tanzania as a 3. If Tanzania Coffee were a Car, Company – Burka Coffee country? which car would it be? There is Peace, Tranquility and Country – Tanzania oneness amongst the citizen. -Would be a Range Tanzania is endowed with Rover, confortable, abundant natural resources and relaxation and good scenery more so many super high quality national parks that are spread all as well. You always over the country. feeling good and comfort when on 3. What makes Tanzanian it. Coffee so different & 4. Your Perfect Blend of unique? Tanzanian Coffees for the Tanzania coffee varieties have Readers. 1. What makes mild acidity and caffeine with -The blend of southern highlands the people of fruit flavor notes (citrus lemony/ and northern together creates Tanzania so orange, strawberry like). a very perfect cup with a well- special? Amongst the Colombian Mild balanced flavor attributes, a Tanzanians have one Arabica’s Tanzania coffee has the very smooth and consistency unifying language, smoothest, creamy mouth feel. milky body . You get all your cooperative and non This is due to the young volcanic expectations in a best cup of – discriminative. sandy, loam slightly acidic soils coffee that you need for your in the coffee growing highlands better life and health as well. of the North, South and West.

14 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 Name: Jeremy Mpalampa Company – Taylor Winch Tanzania Country – Tanzania 1. What do you love most about Tanzania as a country? Being home to Africa’s highest mountain, the Kilimanjaro, and several famous national parks and game reserves that Name: Thomas Platter offer a rich diversity in wildlife certainly would make Tanzania one of the most Company – Rafiki Coffee Ltd attractive countries on the continent for any nature enthusiast. Country – Tanzania 1. Espresso, Filter Coffee or 2. What Makes Tanzanian Coffee Cappuccino – How do you like Special? your Coffee & why? East African coffees offer unique profiles I like them all depending on the to coffee lovers and Tanzania is fortunate occasion! If it has to go fast – enough to have a pleasant coffee Espresso, Filter Coffee - during the cultivation history with abundant land, day and Cappuccino as dessert! Most appropriate altitude, rainfall, temperature important: coffee has to have the and soil structure which all contribute right strength (we drink coffee, not to making the coffees that it offers truly milk!). special.

2. What do you Love Most about 3. Top 2 Coffee Growing Regions in Zanzibar? Tanzania for you and why? The incredible mix of people and the First would be Mbeya, an expanding history and architecture that came coffee growing region in the south with with them! a number of CPU’s that are springing up across various locations. It has pockets of 3. What Makes Zanzibar Coffee So jewel coffees that present exciting cup Special? profiles and second, the Kilimanjaro region The perfect blend of Arabica from that has a fascinating micro-climate and the Highlands, Robusta from Lake offers full bodied coffees with a pleasant Vitoria and the spicy undertone acidity. coming from the Liberica grown together with the spices of Zanzibar 1. How do you start your trading 4. What is the Optimum Tanzania day? and Zanzibar Coffee Roast I start the trading day going over Among local Consumers? the 30 or so emails which have As we have such a mix of people come in from around the world enjoying the java, the best is a overnight. We also share a chemex medium to medium dark roast (and each morning to taste one of the keep some light roast and dark roast great african coffees we have in for the aficionados). stock.

2. What is your favorite part of Name: Philip Schluter Tanzania? I love all the parts I have visited. Company –Schluter SA From climbing Kilimanjaro and Country – United Kingdom the breathtaking views, to warm hospitality on Burka and Shangri-la Estates to the stunning scenery and wonderful friends in Mbinga and Mbeya.

3. What does Tanzania Coffee mean to you? Quality and variety. The fully washed coffees offer one of the most complex and mild coffees to be found anywhere, always inviting you to drink a second cup.

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 15 The 2016 Global Coffee Outlook By Lionel De Roland Phillips The prevailing coffee market prices has suffered from the combination of the negative view to commodities in general, that has been taken by the fund and the prevailing good and more than adequate supply of coffee. The over supply of coffee is despite the negative deficit crops out of Brazil in 2014 and 2013, as Brazil brought into the start of the 2014 crop in the middle of last year, significant carryover stocks that have so far more than sufficiently countered the deficit in new coffee supply out of Brazil.

his scenario remains in place for for a recovery and an improved new on the markets. But it is a factor that the present and with the funds crop in 2016 out of Brazil, which has could potentially develop into a problem Tremaining soft on commodities assisted to maintain the view towards and if this is the case, would change in general and more than adequate good medium to longer term Brazil the market environment into a more world coffee supply foreseen, for the supply and therefore, the dampening bullish trend. As even if the rains in rest of the year and through the first of speculative spirits within the coffee Brazil continue as normal and there are half of next year. Coffee supply aside terminal markets. But there is presently prospects for improved supply from from the continued supply of new crop an El Nino phenomenon in play the 2016 crop, these coffees would be coffees out of Brazil and supplemented within the Pacific Ocean, which can be required to rebuild the much depleted by an approximate 6 million bags of expected to continue into early in the Brazil stocks and if a surplus in Brazil carryover stocks into the new Brazil crop, second quarter of 2016. This El Nino if were needed to rather cover for smaller remains in surplus for the short term it proves to be severe would traditionally crops from Colombia, Peru, Indonesia with the advent of the larger new main bring with it drought to Colombia, Peru and perhaps also to a lesser degree for Colombian crop and the larger new and Indonesia and would by nature India and East Africa, it would indicate Vietnam crop and soon to be followed impact upon the developing new crops tightening supply for the second half by a larger new crop from Mexico for these countries and therefore, reduce of 2016 and through to the first half of and Central America. With the added the potential for the next middle of the 2017. volumes of a carryover stock within Mitaca crop out of Colombia, the new Vietnam that is estimated to be between crop in Peru that starts being harvested It is therefore for the present an 5 million and as much as 8 million bags. in April 2016 and the new crops out of uncertain market and one that remains Sumatra and Indonesia in general, in the on the negative side of par, but with the So far and despite a short term scare coming year. potential that the El Nino might still be that came with a mostly dry month of damaging enough to be supportive. October in Brazil the rains have proved This damage from the El Nino is however However if this does not prove to be to be on track to support the prospects not yet certain and for the present the case and the Pacific Rim coffee the existence of the El Nino does not producers can maintain relatively normal provide sufficient confidence within crop levels for the coming year and Brazil the speculative sectors of the coffee does not encounter problems for their markets, to take a more bullish view next crop, the coffee market is likely to remain in the doldrums for the long term and into second half of 2016 and perhaps from thereon overall coffee weather conditions permitting, into the following year.

16 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 UTZ PROMOTES ITS NEW CODE OF CONDUCT AMONG EAST AFRICAN FARMERS

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Julius N’n’ Tesfe Nesh Reionl Representtive for Countr Representtive Est Afric Ethiopi Julius.nn@utzcertified.or Tesfe.ne[email protected] AMIR HAMZA OPENS LARGEST COFFEE SOLUBLE PLANT IN AFRICA By Amir Hamza & Martin Maraka

In June 2015, I was privileged to visit the Amir Hamza Processing and Exporting Offices in Bukoba Tanzania.For two weeks, in June of 2015 I embarked on my second annual back packing trip through the Bukoba, Mwanza Region of Tanzania. My decision to go to the Bukoba Mwanza region for two weeks was influenced by selection of Tanzania as the venue of the 14th AFCC & E and my Grandfather. My grandfather Kenneth Mdoe, of the Sukuma Tribe originally lived in Bukoba before moving to Mwanza for work with the local council under the then Nyerere Government. He and my grandmother then had two children, my uncle, who was born in Bukoba and my mother who was born in Mwanza.

18 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 n 2014 I travelled through Burundi, from farmers, whom they partner with, for exporting in bulk and selling locally Rwanda and DRC. The choice of the then process, grade and sort using their too. Burundi, Rwanda and DRC option modern factories in Kagera Region and With its facilities at EPZA Mabibo, the was greatly influenced by the 11th Tarime in Mara Region. They also have Company does private label packing in AFCCI & E that was held in Burundi. It was 9000 coffee trees on the property that reasonable quantity to the preference of my first time to visit this region. Heavily they use to train and educate farmers on the customer. impressed by the heart of Africa, I made good agricultural practices. my first trip through this region armed Amimza Kahawa Bora. with nothing but a rack sack, $200, a Amir Hamza Umar - The Man Behind Amir Hamza (T) Ltd produces Kahawa phone and a map. Amimza and My Host. Bora Roasted and Ground coffee for the Mr. Amir Hamza Umar is the Chairman of past 20 years and has been a leading This trip was therefore destined to be Tanzania Coffee Association and CEO of producer in the Lake zone Region of both emotional and insightful. My visit to the largest Instant Coffee Manufacturing Tanzania. the small town of Bukoba included visits plant in East and Central Africa: Member to the Bukoba Airport, Bunena Church, of several Boards, including Tanzania Green Coffee Beans. Kagera Museum, Mater Misericordiae Coffee Board, Tanzania Coffee Research The Company exports directly and Cathedral, ELCT Tea Room and enjoy a Institute (TaCRI), National Coffee input Indirectly, high quality natural Robusta nice beer & fish at Kiroyera Tours. Voucher Scheme. and Natural Arabica from the Lake zone, especially Kagera,Mara( Tarime) and Having secured my accommodation His son, Bilal currently is based at the Kigoma. at the Perfect Hotel at negotiated rate Bukoba offices while Amir spends most of $38,000 a night, I met up with Mr. of his time at Dar es Salaam Offices. Mission. Bilal Hamza and his wife in town near To Nurture, improve and inspire the life the New Rose Cafe. Our drive in their Curing. of our coffee farmers by sustainable famous land cruiser that I have seen at The coffee procured from farmers is qualitative production practices and almost every conference (Bujumbura, cured at their modern state of Art curing innovative supplies to our customers. Kampala and Arusha) took us up and out factory in Kibuye Area Bukoba Municipal of the city, through a manmade forest about 7 kms from the centre of town Vision. and finally to the plant which currently with installed capacity of 30,000 MT per Leading producer and supplier of coffee sits on 16 hectares overlooking western annum. to the satisfaction of customers Globally shore line of the Lake Victoria. achieving lifelong Loyalty. Instant Coffee. The Amimza Story. They have built the latest state of Art and Their Products: The company, AMIR HAMZA (T) LTD the largest Spray dried Instant Coffee Amimza Instant Coffee was started on the 4th Oct 1994 and Factory in East and Central Africa. Amimza Kahawa Bora (Roasted and is a Limited liability Company with the The Company produces Spray dried ground) Brand name “AMIMZA”. They buy Coffee Instant Coffee of different blends both Amimza Chai kazi (Tea)

Contacts AMIR HAMZA (T) LIMITED Instant Coffee Producers, Coffee Exporters and Roasters P.O. Box 617, Bukoba, Tanzania. East Africa Tel/Fax: +255 28 2220999 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.amimza.com

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 19 THE UGANDA COFFEE INDUSTRY CELEBRATES THE 6TH UGANDA

COFFEEBy Robert Musenze DAY adaptation, planning and mitigation he Uganda Coffee measures. The Event was graced day celebration has by various dignitaries with over over the years gained 500 coffee stakeholders of whom T approximately 45% were women momentum and has including Ambassador Susan Eckey of Norway. brought together coffee Mr.Chesang Francis reported sector players. Great Lakes with concern that despite its Minister Counsellor of the Royal engagement with private sector Agricultural Development Norwegian Embassy in Kampala, to produce, multiply and distribute Susan Eckey giving a speech. Farm (GLAD Farm) in over 108.6million coffee seedlings, Kapeeka – Nakaseke climate change was still a big Some of the key people such as Mr. challenge to sustainable coffee District was the host of the Bent Ronsen Founder and CEO of production, threating an investment 6th Uganda Coffee Day GLAD Farm and Mr. Chesang Francis of over UGX 32.6billion shillings. He (Director of Development of Uganda under the theme “Focus further added that the drought had Coffee Development Authority, affected the season in Masaka which on Productivity: The Coffee UCDA) were able to report a few may result into stagnated coffee Sector at the Climate things. volumes estimated at 3.5million Change Frontline” which 60kg bags valued at USD 409million. was derived from the fact Mr. Bent Ronsen noted that the that climate change has Estate comprised of 800 acres where At the same event the teams added new dimensions the estate is a nucleus farm on that participated in the Uganda 220 acres and the rest distributed Coffee Football Cup were awarded and challenges in the to smallholder farmers. The Farm certificates of participation. The sector. aims at changing the perception of runner up received two goats and agriculture in the community basing the best got a bull and a trophy. The on their motto; “Farming, from Football Cup is aimed at interesting This event coincided with the penalty to profession”. the youth into coffee agribusinesses first International Coffee Day to through sports especially football be celebrated in Uganda, which as well as reviving the famous the was also celebrated on the 01st Uganda Coffee Football Team. October, 2015. It marked the last Uganda Coffee Day as Uganda is The winning team posing for going to join the rest of the world in a photo with their awards (a celebrating the International Coffee certificate, bull and trophy) Day.

The event was aimed at enhancing the capacity of coffee stakeholders and policy makers in obtaining reliable climate change information and data, interpretation of risks, application of resultant knowledge to mainstream climate change

20 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 Preserving The Freshness Of Green Coffee With Grainpro

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GrainProPhils., Inc. Subic Bay, Philippines Tel: +63-47-252-7884, African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 21 Email: [email protected] THE BURUNDI COFFEE INDUSTRY, GOING FORWARD THROUGH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

du Burundi”, InterCafé Burundi and ARFIC (Burundi Coffee Board), with a number of funding partners such as UNIDO, the World Bank and its locally n 2014, the coffee industry, Productivity will also be a key focus, funded projects, and Alliance For Coffee in Burundi, with the Ministry with an aim to increase and stabilize Excellence (ACE), have been working of Agriculture and Livestock coffee production levels throughout together to tackle the problem of the I the country. This new strategic plan potato taste defect. This venture has designed a new strategic is the first in its kind in the history of so far been a success, the potato taste plan that would guide the the coffee industry in Burundi, having defect occurrence having moved from various stakeholders towards a involved all coffee stakeholders, among close to 50% in 2013, to 8% in 2015. newly rejuvenated and better others, the government, coffee research performing coffee industry. professionals, coffee farmers, wet and Cuppers of the Burundian coffee proved A number of hindrances dry millers, exporters, and local roasters. the reduction of the potato defect in Burundi coffee were identified at all levels This new strategic plan has also seen the such as within the value draw up of a new project, to be jointly The coffee industry’s extension services chain (processing/storage/ funded by the Government of Burundi, have been investing in spreading the logistics), trading, institutional with the support of the World Bank, and good agriculture practices to coffee the Burundi coffee industry, through producers which is why the potato administration, productivity, InterCafé Burundi. This project will defect taste has reduced in the winning and research. ensure that all areas identified within the lots of the Burundian coffee for the past new Burundi Coffee Strategic Plan are two years. In the year 2013, coffees dealt with, with feasible and measurable eliminated because of the potato was results. And one key area of focus for at 50%,in 2014 it reduced to 10%, and he strategic plan identified a the development of the coffee industry in 2015 it reduced to 8%. Increasing number of key areas to focus is research and innovation in order to productivity and quality have also been Ton and improve. Among other improve productivity and the quality of the top priorities of InterCafé Burundi things, capacity building will be a key the Burundi coffee. through better and improved farming focus in order to professionalize all practices. Research and innovation, as stakeholders within the value chain Emphasis on improved and better well as exchange programs with other so as to build up a sustainable coffee agricultural practices to boost the coffee producing countries, have been a industry and strong business platform, quality of the Burundi Coffee pillar to the various ventures undertaken as well as set up a long term research In order to strengthen the image and to improve the performance of the structure. visibility of Burundi coffee brand, “Café coffee plantations across the country.

22 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 23 he company imports tea the company participates in all and coffee for Southern activities of these associations. TAfrican industries from the Central and South American, With the company’s good history African Asian producer countries, within the agricultural industry while buying teas and coffees in Africa, it has separately from producers in Africa and developed an agricultural I&M rooibos from within South machinery division, which Africa, for shipment to clients represents manufactures of CELEBRATES in North America, Europe, Asia machinery related to the coffee and Australia. The company and tea farming industries. This sports Fair trade and Organic includes its regional central and 100 YEARS OF Certification for Tea, Coffee South African relationship with and Rooibos and is likewise Pinhalense Brazil, for coffee wet registered as a trader of Tea, and dry processing and grading EXISTENCE Coffee and Rooibos with equipment, along with the other By Lionel De Roland Phillips Rainforest Alliance and UTZ fine processing equipment that Certified, while being a member Pinhalense supply. of 4 C Coffee Association. Who we are To celebrate the hundred years Aside from the companies of existence, the company I & M Smith (Pty.) Limited is a South African support for sustainable teas, organized a celebratory Cocktail based company which marked 100 years in coffees and rooibos, the party and dinner on Thursday, existence on October 2015. The company company has always been an 15th October at the Wanderers trades worldwide and has built up a strong active member of both the Club Illovo. The guests in and reliable reputation with global tea African Fine Coffees Association attendance were one hundred producers, coffee producers, local rooibos (formerly EAFCA) and the and seven in number including producers and global tea packers, coffee specialty Coffee Association of close commercial friends and roasters and rooibos packers. Southern Africa. In its bid to family who travelled more than forward the growth and fortunes a thousand Kilometers for the of the African Coffee Industry, celebration and networking.

24 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 KENYA COOPERATIVE COFFEE EXPORTERS LTD A FARMERS OWNED MARKETING INITIATIVE By Lucy Murumba

Market through a consistent, shorter and The Coffee industry is a very crucial sector to the transparent supply chain and reducing Kenyan economy and it is the key export earner. the number of intermediaries.

Over 700,000 small holder farmers representing The small scale farmers through their co-operatives are being empowered about 5m direct dependents organized into to participate in the coffee value chain. producer cooperatives and producing 60% of Farmers are looking for relationship business, accountable and transparent the Kenyan coffees depend on it. The balance systems, and feedback. They want to understand and participate in the comes from the plantations (small, medium and entire value chain business. To position large). themselves within global value chains by creating economies of scale and creating efficient production systems. enya is the origin of nature’s together through their Co-operative finest coffee containing more Societies and established the Kenya With this development it will be than 800 different aromatic Cooperative Coffee Exporters (KCCE) to necessary to redefine the role of millers compounds. Kenya’s Arabica explore end-to-end farming, processing and marketing agents in relation to coffeeK grows in well drained volcanic and marketing of their produce. The smallholder farmers who are organizing soils mostly around the snow-capped formation of KCCE was the farmers’ themselves to meet the buyers at the Mt. Kenya, Aberdare Ranges, Mt. Elgon, vehicle to the international relationships auction or direct markets instead of the Kisii and Lower Eastern highlands through the direct sales approach also appointing buyers as their marketing and some areas of Rift Valley all very referred to as the “second window”, agents. close to the Equator. The Coffee value which was introduced in Kenya in 2005. chain in Kenya is dominated by small The second window operates alongside holder farmers through cooperative Kenya’s traditional coffee auction system. system at the production and primary For trade enquiries please contact: processing level. The main objective of founder members Kenya Cooperative Coffee Exporters Ltd, of KCCE was and still remains, to Kenbelt Industrial Park, Smallholder coffee farmers in Kenya had combine synergies towards overcoming Off Mombasa Road, for a long time wanted to market their various challenges in the coffee value P. O. Box 54890 – 00200, NAIROBI coffee directly to buyers overseas, and to chain especially in marketing of coffee. Telephone: +254 20 266 4330/1 create a business relationship with their This was to be achieved by creating Mobile: +254 713 388 869 buyers but lacked the necessary linkages linkages between the Smallholder Email: [email protected] to do so. As such in year 2009, they came Kenyan Coffee producers and the world

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 25 members’ profiles

Who we are Louis Dreyfus Commodities is a global merchandiser of commodities and processor Who we are of agricultural goods. It operates a significant BTG Pactual is an innovative global financial company that operates in the markets network of assets around the world and plays a of investment banking, corporate lending, sales & trading, wealth management vital role in helping people meet every day needs and asset management. Since its inception in 1983, BTG Pactual has been run as a for sustenance. Its diversified activities span the partnership. It has 245 partners, 3,500 employees, net equity of R$ 22,2 billion, and value chain where it operates from farm to fork, R$ 422,5 billion of assets in asset and wealth under management. BTG Pactual has aiming to get the right food to the right location, offices in 20 countries and is headquartered in Brazil. For additional information, at the right time. please visit www.btgpactual.com.

BTG Pactual Commodities (Kenya) Ltd. is wholly owned subsidiary of BTG Louis Drefyus Commodities has been in this Pactual, trading and exporting green coffee from East Africa region to international business for more than 160 years and applies its clients. experience to a broad portfolio of commodities which include Oilseeds, Grains, Rice, Freight, Contacts: Finance, Juice, Cotton, Coffee, Sugar, Metals, Dairy 1. Lucas Smaldon: and Fertilizers & Inputs. Snr Coffee Trader Tel: +254 770412811 It is one of the top 3 green coffee merchandizers E-mail: [email protected] worldwide. Having established its position as 2. Archer Montagu Pollock: a leading multinational company exporter in Snr Coffee Trader Vietnam, Colombia and Indonesia, it has further Tel: +254 770110229 E-mail: [email protected] expanded in all major coffee producing areas. In East Africa, LD Commodities has offices in Uganda Address: and Kenya, with representation in Ethiopia. Acacia Block (Ground Floor) Karen Office Park Contacts details P.O. Box 40111-00202, Nairobi, Kenya LD Commodities Uganda Ltd Tel 1: +254 (0) 20 388 2501 Plot 278/279 Ntinda Industrial Area, Tel 2: +254 (0) 20 388 2525 P.O. Box 35021, Kampala, Uganda Telephone: +256 204 000 500 Website: www.ldcom.com

Catholic Relief Services bora ya Kivu” project (KBYK). (CCK), and Kalehe Arabica (CRS) is the humanitarian This project, a public- Coffee Cooperative (KACCO); and development agency private partnership with and aims to improve coffee of United States Conference communities in South farmers’ quality of life of Catholic Bishops. Created Kivu province, results from through their participation in 1943 and operating in the collaboration with in a sustainable specialty the Democratic Republic of the Howard G. Buffett coffee value chain. the Congo since 1961, CRS Foundation (HGBF), works through local partners Eastern Congo Initiative Contact details in collaboration with the (ECI) and World Coffee Willy MULIMBI B. government to improve Research (WCR), together Agriculture Coordinator agriculture production with the United States Catholic Relief Services and strengthen livelihoods Agency for International USCCB – DR Congo of the most vulnerable Development (USAID). 12 Bis, Avenue Nyembo populations. KBYK involves three farmers’ Quartier Socimat, Commune cooperatives: Coopérative de la Gombé, Kinshasa Our project des Planteurs de Café de Tel: +243-992-903-812 CRS is leading the “Kivu Kabare (CPCK), Coopérative Skype ID: ouilqo Specialty coffee®: Kahawa des Cafeiculteurs de Kalehe Email: [email protected]

26 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 Coffee Roasters can now purchase coffees from a minimum of one bag to up to a container (mixed or single origin) and collect or have it delivered immediately.

We have long-standing relationships with the majority of roasters in South Africa; from small to medium as well as large corporations and pride ourselves on not only supplying green MSUMBI AFRICA SEVENOAKS coffee, but also value add services to our clients. TRADING Coffee in South Africa is a growing Ulf Kusserow founded Msumbi and Italy’s exclusive Dalla Corte market. There seems to be a stronger Africa in 2000, with the Espresso Machines. Sevenoaks Trading (Pty) Ltd is a green awareness amongst South African aim of bringing advanced > 25 years of coffee expertise bean coffee supplier. We import green coffee consumers for good quality technologies to the African in partnership with the leading coffee direct from origin and supply to locally roasted (fresher) coffees and coffee supply chain and technology manufacturer, coffee roasters nationally. they are therefore creating a higher developing the culture of the guarantees consistent supply demand for a locally produced African coffee consumption of the latest innovative Sevenoaks Trading had its humble product. There is also a new trend for and thereby adding value technologies of coffee beginnings in 1999, working from coffee shops to roast on the premises. to the coffee growers. processing equipment and on a garage in Midrand where the The local coffee industry has also Msumbi Africa focus is the return the most consistent and focus was on importing coffees started looking at social responsibility. development of long term memorable premium coffees from Zimbabwe for local roasters This includes the farming methods relationships with clients in to the market. as well as exporting the coffee to as well as the remuneration of the order to guarantee bilateral other countries. Since then we have farmers and their workers. Roasters success. Msumbi Africa, along Our coffee processing grown and expanded into importing are moving towards forming the chain of coffee from seed equipment: coffees from Central and South relationships with the farmers and not to cup represents a portfolio of Coffee hand pulper, America, Indonesia, India as well as just the traders of coffee. Sevenoaks distinctive brands from around ecological wet coffee the rest of Africa. All our coffee is is currently poised to facilitate the the world to ensure the latest processing equipment, ecomil stored in a warehouse in Kya Sands, introduction and maintenance of innovative technology from - pulping and fermentation Johannesburg. these relationships. growing & sourcing only the with-out water, mechanical highest quality beans, to silo and rotary dryer, hulling Due to the favourable Highveld In addition we also provide a roasting to order ensuring the and grading equipment, climate, Johannesburg is seen to have service to existing or potential new freshest cup of coffee. Msumbi coloursorter technology, low the perfect environment for storage, customers by educating them on Africa has partnered with the capacity packing, packing as there is no need for temperature different aspects of the coffee process Colombia’s market leader J.M. technology, high capacity and humidity controls. from bean to cup. Sevenoaks offers Estrada in Ecological Coffee industrial packing technology, educational events to all customers Processing equipment and commercial bean to cup coffee Quality control is done in-house as highlighting the process from planted mechanical drying equipment; machines, semi automatice well as by our traders in Hamburg. to roasted bean. We also offer cupping with Colombia’s manufacturer espresso machines. All coffee is bought by approving events, to develop and understand Apolo Maquinaria Agricola, pre-shipment samples. All coffees the different coffee flavors to assist world famous Apolo coffee Ulf Kusserow are cupped on arrival for quality roasters in developing and improving huller; with Xeltron Colour Msumbi Kenya Ltd assurance purposes. their own unique blends. sorter, world leading Eden Square, 7th floor, Block I technology from Costa Rica, Chiromo Road, Westlands We supply to coffee roasters in Contact details with Italian Gandus, automatic P. O. Box 856-00606 South Africa that do not import their T: +27 11 708 7182 packing division; with German Nairobi, Kenya own coffee, or have the capacity F: +27 11 708 7195 Bosch, industrial packing Tel: +254 703041159 to clear and finance full containers C: +27 82 374 9375 technology, with WMF German +254 731366365 themselves. In addition, we broker the Website: www.sevenoakstrading.co.za manufacturer of commercial purchase of full containers on behalf Facebook: Sevenoaks Trading (Pty) Ltd BEAN to CUP coffee machines of clients. Twitter: @sevenoakscoffee

The Company is fully registered milk chocolate and the greatest promote MICOSTA2’s coffees to and its headquarters are located of heavy body texture. At the international community. in Bujumbura, the capital city of MICOSTA 2, our coffee quality Burundi. is managed by qualified staff Contact Details on the washing station to the Rosalie Nzeyimana The company has its washing chain of coffee processing until Kigobe South Quarter. stations located in the north of the exportation with more Mwungo Avenue N°19 Burundi in Muyinga Province attention. PO BOX 229 BUJUMBURA between 1625 and 1650 meters TEL +257 79 927 124 / +257 79 MISAGO COFFEE WASHING of altitude (elevation). The Our duty and special mission 927 126/+257 77795860/+257 coffee products from MICOSTA is to develop coffee growing 79188385 STATION, MICOSTA 2 2 are characterized by deep in order to increase the output Email: [email protected] chocolate, fruity and flowery so that we can make better [email protected] MICOSTA is one of Burundi’s private mild Arabica aroma and a high citrus acidity, income for coffee famers, coffee company that is specialized in producing incredible clean and balanced continue to produce specialty fully washed coffee including specialty coffees. allowed by the sweet lingering coffee of high quality on Our vision is to get our washing stations certified. aftertaste, smoothness with our washing stations and so

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 27 AFCA UGANDA CHAPTER POWER BREAKFAST By Mildred Mbabazi Tebajjukira

ponsored by Kenya airways, the AFCA Uganda Power Breakfast was held on the 5th November 2015. The event brought Stogether key coffee stakeholders to discuss pertinent issues to AFCA membership. Mr.Ishak Lukenge (Board member AFCA) as the director of program ushered the house into warm presentations and discussions from key note speakers.

Mr. Martin Maraka (Programs manager AFCA) gave a brief history of AFCA and presented AFCA programs emphasizing how “ToH Reloaded” will benefit the members. “Life time partners”, Savannah commodities, Uganda Coffee Development Authority, Kampala Domestic Stores and Kawacom were recognized. Ideal commodities was welcomed to the chapter as a new member. Chapter chairman, Mr. Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa, encouraged members to sign up for the 14th AFCC&E in Zanzibar giving an insight into the event and its value to the members such as an avenue for international business, networking coupled with market linkages.

International markets and their impact on the Ugandan market was discussed by Kailash Natani, MD UGACOF. Mr. Henry Ngabirano MD-UCDA gave an outlook into Uganda coffee sighting the change in the trends and noting that Uganda, being the leading coffee exporter in Africa, is assured of international market.

ED-AFCA wrapped up by encouraging Ugandan coffee stakeholders to join the “AFCA family” while emphasizing the benefits.

Special appreciation to Kenya Airways for sponsoring the event and for their unending support to AFCA.

28 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 ANKOLE COFFEE PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE UNION LTD OPENS COFFEE PROCESSING PLANT By John Nuwagaba

nkole Coffee Producers Co-operative Union Ltd (ACPCU) was founded by 10 primary cooperative societies in 2006 with 3500 farmers. It operates in Southwestern Uganda in the Districts of Bushenyi, Sheema, Rubirizi, Mitooma, Buhweju, and Ntungamo, with its headquarters in Kabwohe on Mbarara-Kasese road. It has grown to cover 25 Primary Cooperative Societies with aboutA 9,150 members. They are engaged in the production of both Robusta and Arabica coffee. Most of the farmers are both fair-trade and organic certified. ACPCU started exporting coffee in 2008 with ¾ a container and the organization has been able to increase export to 110 containers by the first half of 2015.

Services offered to members include: Processing and grading Members’ Coffee(Robusta & Arabic) for export, Marketing members coffee, Timely supervision of all member societies in book keeping and management issues, Capacity building of farmers in good agronomical practices &Natural resource management, Providing seedlings to the members and Ensuring organic and Fair-trade certification of members’ coffee.

For more information visit our website: www.acpcultd.com

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 29 2016 AFCA BRAZIL ORIGIN TRIP FOR AFRICAN COFFEE STAKEHOLDERS

SÃO PAULO, MINAS GERAIS AND ESPÍRITO SANTO STATES FIRST GROUP: JULY 2ND -10TH, 2016 SECOND GROUP: JULY 30TH - AUGUST 7TH, 2016

2015 AFCA Brazil Origin Trip Testimonials

Joseph Nkandu, ED, NUCAFE – Uganda Jeremiah Magesa, TaCri – Tanzania I must say it was a learning experience and I would like to thank you for a well-organized visit to enjoyment too. I liked the high level of preparation all coffee stakeholders with a lot of entertainment with all coffee value chain actors we met. We were from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro. You really have received so well and it showed how in advance a good team that is why everything went on as all those we met had very well prepared for us. planned. Our challenges should be how to address This made us benefit very well for all the time we constraints that will contribute to rejuvenation spent there. The trip will be useful to Africa’s coffee of coffee industry in the region based on Brazil sector especially when we establish our South - to- approaches – credit to our coffee growers, South collaboration for continuity. structural changes, youth involvement in the coffee value chain (remember the presentation of Carlos I feel it is important to have to many other trips Brando) etc. and also projects that we can manage to the mutual benefit of Africa-Brazil. 2016 AFCA Brazil Origin Trip Early Bird Rates Members - $3600 Non – Members - $4300 Deadline for Registration & Payment – 31st December 2015 Contact – [email protected]

30 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 or almost four decades story behind the wonderful COFFEE the Estate has been Espresso, Latte, Cappuccino owned by former or Filter Coffee that you Kenyan ambassador hopefully enjoy each day. On toF the United States (1969- 1st of October, Fairview Estate TOURISM 74), Amb. Leonard Oliver celebrated these incredible Kibinge and his family. Under story makers and had the INTRODUCING the prudent management of honor of appreciating the hard Coffee Management Services work put in by a representative OUT OF THE BOX (CMS), the land continues sample of our workers. to yield coffee that is characteristic of Kenya’s finest Our guests were taken INNOVATION TO quality with a pointed acidity, through a one-hour tour that full body and unique flavor. saw them learn about how KENYA’S COFFEE Yields per hectare approximate coffee is grown and initially 2,400 kilos per hectare and processed at factory level. The we are certified by UTZ, 4C tour culminated in visitors SECTOR Association, Rainforest Alliance consuming the esteemed By Millicent Mwangi & Michael Warui and Starbucks. Fairview Coffee brands at the farm liquoring room. n the heart of Central Kenya’s highlands, Fairview Coffee Estate was Our intention is to become delighted to launch its Coffee a premier and vibrant lies Fairview Coffee Estate, “Home to the Tourism business on the educational tourism World’s Finest Coffee”©. This beautiful very 1st International Coffee destination and to support I Day celebrated on Thursday, diversification of Kenya’s farm with 100 acres under coffee has 1st October 2015. This day tourism product, promote produced high quality Arabica coffee for recognizes the millions greater domestic consumption almost 100 years. It is in this amazing locale of hardworking men and of coffee, and educate current that we launched Coffee Tourism in the women around the world who and potential consumers earn their livelihoods from about the coffee production Kenyan market to educate both domestic coffee. Theare’s a wonderful processes. and international tourists on Kenya’s leading cash crop. This is akin to the experience one would have in South Africa’s Stellenbosch or Paarl wine estates only that we are educating tourists on coffee as opposed to wine.

Our Coffee Tourism rates are: Non-Residents $USD 30 Residents Kshs 2,000 Kenyan Citizens (Adults) Kshs 1,000 Children 12-18 Kshs 500 Children below 12 accompanied by paying adult – Free There is a morning tour (10:00am-12:00pm) and an afternoon tour (2:00pm-4:00pm). Bookings can be made through Millicent Wanderwa, our Coffee Promotions Specialist, (+254-771-472359/+254-723-157260) or [email protected] and soon our website; www.fairviewestate.co.ke.

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 31 LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Henry Ngabirano Uganda Coffee Development Authority

10 YEAR 10 AWARD WINNERS 1. Karagwe District Co-Operative Union 2. Kyagalanyi Coffee 3. Nairobi Java House 4. Kofinaf Coffee Company Limited (formerly SOCFINAF Company Limited) 5. Tanzania Coffee Research Institute 6. Burka Coffee Estate Ltd. 7. COOPAC 8. Rashid moledina & co (MSA) Ltd 9. Specialty Coffee Association of America 10. ARFIC 11. Kampala Domestic Stores (KDS)

5 5 YEAR AWARD WINNERS

17. CIRO Beverage Solutions (Pty) Limited 18. W. M. Cahn (PTY) Limited 1. Cofico SA. 19. Schluter SA 2. Planoki Sprl (DRC Congo) – Now Coffeelac SPRL 20. Mexim SA 3. Ets. Tsongo Kasereka 21. Shangri - La Estate Limited 4. Coffee Management Services Limited 22. Rafiki Coffee Limited 5. Jungle Estates Limited 23. Dan & Associates Enterprises Limited 6. Neumann Gruppe (East Africa) 24. Nitin Coffee Estates Limited 7. Kenya Co-operative Coffee Exporters Limited 25. Kagera Co-operative Union (KCU) 8. Gold Rock International Limited 26. Kilimanjaro Plantations Limited 9. Africoff Trading Company Limited 27. Mbozi Coffee Curing Company Limited 10. TechnoServe, Kenya (Coffee Initiative) 28. Msumbi Estates Limited 11. Taylor Winch Coffee (Kenya) Limited 29. Savannah Commodities Company Limited 12. Sangana Commodities Limited 30. Kawacom Uganda Limited 13. Satemwa Tea Estates Limited 31. Bean There Coffee Company (Pty) Limited 14. J. Wolff & Company B. V. 32. Rwanda Trading Company 15. Rwacof Exports Ltd 33. Finca Estate 16. SNV, Rwanda 34. 4C Association 32 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 KENYA AFCA MEMBERS RECEIVE MARK OF ORIGIN CERTIFICATES FOR THEIR COFFEE! By Wambui Waiganjo he Agriculture Fisheries issued with certificates for qualifying Interim Manager Regulation and Food authority Coffee in the cupping examination. and Compliance-Mr. Enosh TDirectorate held a ceremony Akuma, Interim Senior Product on 5th November, 2015 at the Kenya The guest of honour during the Development Officer-Mr. Felix School of Monetary Studies to award award ceremony was the Interim Mutwiri, Quality Assurance Officer- certificates to those stakeholders Director General for Agriculture Ms. Sheilla Agida, Interim Data who had qualified to use the coffee Fisheries and Food Authority who officer-Ms.Felistus Lotee, Ms.Rachel mark of origin in their products. was represented by Ms. Elizabeth Maiyo (Intern), Ms.Irene Kibet The Certificates award ceremony Kimenyi the interim head of Tea (AFFA Communications), Coffee is an annual event conducted by Directorate. stakeholders/Dealers, and Coffee the Coffee Directorate every year to Cuppers. those stakeholders who apply and In attendance was people from qualify to use the Mark of origin. all dignatories such as; the Head The stakeholders who were This was the second event in Kenya of Coffee Directorate-Mr. Grenville issued with the Coffee Mark of and the frst one was held on 14th K.Melli, Representative of the PS Origin certificate include; Coffee February, 2015 at Safari park Hotel state department of Agriculture- Management Services Limited, during the AFCA conference. In Mr. Samwuel Waigwa, Managing Sasini Limited, Rashid Moledina & the second award ceremony Five Director, Dorman Coffee -Ms. Company Limited (MSA), Sangana (5) stakeholders were issued with Rozy Rana, Interim Manager Commodities, and Sustainable certificates to use the coffee mark Marketing Research and Product Management Service. of origin and Five (5) cuppers were Development-Mr. Benson Apuoyo,

Group photo of the stakeholders issued certificates of coffee mark of origin with the Guest of honour (Centre) Ms.Elizabeth Kimenyi and Interim head of Coffee Directorate.

The Coffee Cuppers who were issued with certificates for the exam done in July, 2015 include; Ms.Rosemary Njoka, Ms.Rose Karimi Mugaa, Ms.Peris Wanjiku Nduta, Mr. Geoffrey Wade, and Mr. Gilbert Ashiono Lichina.

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 33 ECOM PROVIDES UGANDA’S FIRST STARBUCKS RESERVE By Thomas Delbar & Emmanuel Egaddu

tarbucks describes the coffee as having “lemony acidity and a creamy Kawacom Uganda cup feel with caramel accents”. Limited is proud to SKawacom is the Ugandan branch of the announce its provision of ECOM Agro-Industrial Group, and is, since Starbucks with a Single 1996, the leader in sustainable coffee Origin, Special Reserve initiatives and export of certified coffees. Kawacom believes that by investing in coffee. The distinctive farming communities the company can cup profile of ‘SIPI FALLS’ positively impact the quality of life of its Fully Washed has earnt its members and the environment in the areas in which it works. Since the late nineties it position on some of the has been working with the diligent farming most coveted shelf space communities surrounding Sipi Falls on the in the Specialty market. slopes of Mt. Elgon. Today 11,000 farmers are certified to Organic, UTZ and Rainforest Alliance standards.

34 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 Sensing the potential to Through the deployment of improve the area’s coffee output Kawacom constructed, in 2009, such a coffee processing mill, a fully equipped, state-of-the-art Kawacom enhances the quality centralised wet processing mill of smallholder-grown fine unique to Africa. This centralised Ugandan Arabica. processing facility has an 8.5mt/ hr cherry processing capacity, mechanical dryers, retractable drying yard roofs, a 300 Mt warehouse and a natural waste water treatment system using volcanic rocks in combination with various aerobic and anaerobic digestion techniques so as to leave no footprint on the environment. Through the deployment of such a coffee processing mill, Kawacom enhances the quality of smallholder- grown fine Ugandan Arabica. By selling cherries, as opposed to semi- washed parchment, farmers have seen an increment in price relative to market values and consumers around the world have been taken aback by the Fully Washed end product.

Discerning Specialty Roasters have long since been sceptical of Ugandan coffees but Kawacom has bucked this trend. Henry Ngabirano, MD of the Ugandan Coffee Development Authority, wrote “Uganda will not be able to thank [Kawacom] enough for making Ugandan coffee occupy shelf space in the most quality conscious market in the world.” Thomas Delbar, Commercial Manager of Kawacom, expanded: “Respecting standards, both of quality parameters and of certification requirements, along the value chain means that there is better life out of coffee”.

Through the hard work involved by all of Kawacom’s staff and member farmers, Kawacom is honoured to have been recognised by Starbucks in this way. The company hopes that this recognition for Ugandan Specialty coffee will grow over the coming years as the country’s coffee infrastructure expands and farmers continue to work hard seeing greater economic benefits.

The proof of this already lies in the distinctive cup profile of Uganda’s Sipi Falls.

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 35 By Alex Perk

s an African born company we believe in the agricultural potential of sub-Saharan AAfrica, and are dedicated to enhance this in a bi-directional way. Our aim is to give African farmers access to the world markets by bridging the gap between global consumers and African farmers.

ETG’s strengths derive from its Through our cooperation with We firmly believe that coffee will cross-commodity synergies and multinational food companies, we continue to play a key role in African integrated supply-chain, both can offer our African partners global economies in the future. import and export. In other words, access to their products, and to our we are basically a one-stop shop, international partners the gateway Above all, we are committed purchasing a wide-array of agricul- to the African Consumer Market, towards ensuring the reliable tural commodities while supplying with a goal to forging long-term delivery of quality African coffee to agricultural inputs into Africa. Most relationships between the two our international partners through of our commodities are procured at stakeholders. our integrated supply chain model farm-gate level, or as close as pos- in order to serve global demands, sible. In coffee, we set our focus on while at the same time contributing expanding existing operations and toward the continual development Our focus is on the sustainable the development of new fields of of living standards in Africa. use of our natural resources and activity. We are committed to fair ensuring a reliable supply chain into, prices for quality coffee and to sup- We invite you to get in touch with out of and within Africa. Through porting of good and long-standing us today, and to grow the idea of internationally recognized certifica- suppliers. African fine coffee for a better future tion programs alongside our own together. initiatives, we are able to implement Being a member of AFCA, as a and deliver social, demographical, group means a logical step toward and environmental projects across demonstrating our commitment the value-chain, paving the way for to the African coffee community sustained growth throughout our and to promoting African coffee industry. qualities globally as well as internally.

36 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 COCOCA IN BURUNDI COFFEE CERTIFICATION. By Boniface Habonimana

COCOCA is a Union of coffee washing harvest processing and logistics almost unknown, until 2013. Only one stations originating from the National washing station known as Kagombe of Confederation of Coffee Farmers’  To ensure quality control at stages of processing Sogestal Kirundo-Muyinga was certified Association. It was created in October by UTZ. The three cooperatives that were 2012 and had ten cooperatives that own  certified by fair trade in March 2013 are coffee washing stations. To ensure a fair trading that remunerates efforts of producers in Kayanza province. They are as follows: Currently, the number of the • KAZOZANIKAWA cooperative’s cooperatives has increased to eighteen.  To ensure a diversified certification washing station is located These were formed by over eight of coffee in Mpemba, Municipality of thousand individuals who are small Matongo coffee producers with at least four and  To ensure good governance at the half million of productive coffee trees. level of the Union and cooperatives. • DUSANGIRIJAMBO There are other fifteen cooperatives cooperative’s washing station which are benefiting from COCOCA’s b) Vision is in Maruri, Municipality of services and they are on standby to To become a national model of Kayanza become full members. Among them, management of the coffee value • MBONERAMIRYANGO chain by farmers in the liberalized and seven are fair trade certified under cooperative’s washing station COCOCA certification as second grade privatized sector is in Kaguhu, Municipality organization in Burundi. of Giheta in the province of COCOCA participating in the Gitega. Drying of coffee [cc May 2015-2016] development and promotion of The certification program keeps Burundi coffee certification Way forward extending to other cooperatives. Coffee in Burundi was viewed as a Other Burundian coffee farmers’ Organic certification program has mono-culture plant. This led to a number cooperatives should seek Fair trade begun and will continue in five primary of challenges such as low productivity, certification. It is a system where cooperatives. soil degradation and so on. Nowadays, producers commit themselves to The Union makes growth in terms of there is awareness of intercropping soil organize their collective functioning production and sales. For example; feeding and natural pest control led by often in a cooperative and democratic 2012-2013: 12 lots farmers’ controlled COCOCA Union: A way. They comply with environmental 2013-2014: 14 lots model of managing coffee chain Value and social requirements required by 2014-2015: 40 lots by owners of raw materials. their buyers and other actors. As the 2015-2016: almost 70 lots Buyers, they are committed to purchase Preparation of Bio¬pesticide from or push to buy the produce at a price Mission and Vision of COCOCA Union local natural resources at Nyarunazi which they define as “just” taking into a) Mission: Our mission can be cooperative (one of COCOCA’S account the real costs of production, summarized in five sentences: cooperatives) compensation of producers and their  To ensure a secure funding of The certification of coffee in Burundi was employees.

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