1 Ucda Monthly Report for January 2018

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UCDA MONTHLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 2018 Highlights:  This is the fourth report for the coffee year 2017/18. A total of 401,930 60-kilo bags of coffee valued at US$ 43.66 million were exported in January 2018 at an average weighted price of US $1.81/kilo, 3 cents lower than US$ 1.84/kilo last month.  Farm-gate prices for Robusta Kiboko averaged Shs. 2,150/= per kilo; FAQ Shs.4,950/= per kilo, Arabica parchment Shs 5,950/= per kilo and Drugar Sh. 5,600/kilo.  Coffee exports for 12 months (February 2017 to January 2018) totalled 4.77 million bags worth $549 million comprising Robusta 3.75 million bags worth $413 million and Arabica 1.02 million bags worth $136 million.  78.74% of the total volume was exported by 10 exporters, out of 42 who performed during the month compared to 77.09% in December 2017  The ICO Composite Indicator price increased from US Cents 114.00 per lb. in December 2017 to US cents 115.60 per lb. in January 2018.

1.0 COFFEE EXPORTS Coffee exports in January 2018 amounted to 401,930 60-kilo bags worth US $ 43,661,837 million comprising 311,567 bags ($ 31.48 million) of Robusta and 90,363 bags ($12.18 million) of Arabica (see Table 1). This was a decrease of 0.68% and 10.86% in quantity and value respectively.

Table1: Comparative Coffee Export Performance – 60-kilo bags; US$ 2017/18 2016/17 %-age Change Coffee Year Qty Value $ Qty Value $ Qty Value $ Grand Total 1,612,883 179,509,653 1,446,751 175,036,210 11.48 2.56 Total Robusta 1,173,336 123,031,341 1,040,264 115,095,964 12.79 6.89 Total Arabica 439,547 56,478,313 406,487 59,940,247 8.13 -5.78 January 401,930 43,661,837 404,673 48,981,950 -0.68 -10.86  Robusta 311,567 31,481,816 304,787 33,973,480 2.22 -7.33  Arabica 90,363 12,180,021 99,886 15,008,470 -9.53 -18.85 December 386,217 42,719,520 425,241 51,515,317 -9.18 -17.07  Robusta 291,314 30,008,351 328,164 36,036,618 -11.23 -16.73  Arabica 94,903 12,711,169 97,077 15,478,699 -2.24 -17.88 November 443,100 49,387,020 407,693 50,345,770 8.68 -1.90  Robusta 310,759 33,117,191 278,245 31,508,240 11.69 5.11  Arabica 132,341 16,269,829 129,448 18,837,530 2.23 -13.63 October 381,636 43,741,276 209,144 24,193,173 82.48 80.80  Robusta 259,696 28,423,983 129,068 13,577,626 101.21 109.34  Arabica 121,940 15,317,294 80,076 10,615,548 52.28 44.29

Compared to the same month last year, both Robusta exports increased by 2.22% while Arabica exports decreased by 9.53% In terms of value, both Robusta and Arabica decreased by 7.33% and 18.85% respectively. Coffee exports for 12 months (February 2017-January 2018) totalled 4.77 million bags

1 worth US$ 549 compared to 3.54 million bags worth $ 371 million in the previous year (February 2016- January 2017).This was an increase of 34.75% and 47.98% in quantity and value respectively.

Charts 1 and 2 give the comparative performance of exports by coffee type in both quantity and value in 2 coffee years during the first four months (October-January) of 2017/18 and 2016/17. Chart 1 shows an increase of export volume for both Robusta and Arabica over last year while chart 2 shows and increase in value for Robusta exports while it decreased slightly for Arabica exports

2.0 EXPORTS BY TYPE AND GRADE

Table 2 shows coffee exports by type, grade and average realized price for each coffee grade during the month of January 2018.The weighted average export price was US$ 1.81 per kilo, 3 cents down 2

from US$ 1.84 per kilo the previous month. Robusta exports accounted for 77.52% of total exports compared to 75.43% last month. The weighted average Robusta price was US$ 1.68 per kilo compared to US$ 1.72 per kilo the previous month reflecting a decrease of US cents 4. Organic Robusta had the highest price of US$ 2.05 per kilo, fetching a premium of 17 cents over conventional Screen 18 sold at an average of US$ 1.88 per kilo. Arabica fetched a weighted average price of US$ 2.25 per kilo, US Cents 2 higher than US Cents 2.23 in December 2017. The highest price was for Mt. Elgon AAB sold at US $ 3.50 per kilo each. It was followed by Sustainable Arabica Sipi Falls at a unit price of US$ 3.40 per kilo.

Table 2: Coffee Exports by Type, Grade & Unit Price in January 2018 in 60-kilo bags; US $, US $/kg

Value in %-age Unit Quantity Value Price Coffee type/ Grade %-age Quantity US $ 60-Kilo Bags $/Kilo TOTAL 401,930 100.00 43,661,837 100.00 1.81 ROBUSTA 311,567 31,481,816 1.68 ORGANIC ROBUSTA 1,375 0.44 168,967 0.54 2.05 WASHED ROBUSTA 335 0.11 40,121 0.13 2.00 SCREEN 18 24,792 7.96 2,794,597 8.88 1.88 SCREEN 17 18,223 5.85 2,061,061 6.55 1.89 SCREEN 15 146,708 47.09 15,224,031 48.36 1.73 SCREEN 14 5,950 1.91 689,588 2.19 1.93 SCREEN 12 78,284 25.13 7,829,369 24.87 1.67 BHP 1199 19,165 6.15 1,323,712 4.20 1.15 Other Robustas 16,735 5.37 1,350,370 4.29 1.34 12,180,021 100.00 2.25 ARABICA 90,363 100.00 ORGANIC BUGISU 1,200 1.33 191,271 1.57 2.66 SIPI FALLS 5,950 6.58 1,212,766 9.96 3.40 ORGANIC DRUGAR 640 0.71 95,239 0.78 2.48 MT.ELGON A+ 740 0.82 145,297 1.19 3.27 MT ELGON AA 504 0.56 89,866 0.74 2.97 MT ELGON AB 16 0.02 3,360 0.03 3.50 MT. ELGON A 6,691 7.40 937,770 7.70 2.34 BUGISU A+ 3,200 3.54 562,162 4.62 2.93 BUGISU AA 8,391 9.29 1,235,587 10.14 2.45 BUGISU AB 7,301 8.08 1,056,508 8.67 2.41 BUGISU PB 160 0.18 27,839 0.23 2.90 BUGISU A 3,700 4.09 521,739 4.28 2.35 MIXED ARABICA 600 0.66 65,873 0.54 1.83 WUGAR 13,017 14.41 1,780,041 14.61 2.28 DRUGAR 28,729 31.79 3,577,467 29.37 2.08 OTHER Arabicas 9,524 10.54 677,236 5.56 1.19

3.0 INDIVIDUAL EXPORTER PERFORMANCE Table 3 shows the performance of the individual coffee exporting companies in the month of January 2018 in terms of quantity and market share. Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd led with a market share of 15.39% compared to 14.65% last month. It was followed by Ugacof (U) Ltd- 13.16% (18.04%); Ideal Quality Commodities (U) Ltd-11.61% (10.54%); Olam (U) Ltd- 8.04% (7.48%); Touton (U) Ltd-6.78% (5.08%); Ibero (U) Ltd-6.54% (7.91%); Export Trading Company Ltd-6.52% (2.59%); Kawacom (U) Ltd– 5.09% (3.84%); 3

Besmark Coffee Company Ltd-2.83% (3.89%) and Great Lakes Coffee Company Ltd- 2.78% (2.855%) The first 10 exporters held a market share of 78.74% compared to 77.09% in December 2017 reflecting increasing concentration at this level. Out of the 42 exporters who performed, 13 exported Robusta Coffee only while 10 exported Arabica coffee only. The figures in brackets represent percentage market share held in December 2017. Table 3: Export Performance by Individual Companies in January 2018 EXPORTING COMPANY POSITION QUANTITY (Bags) PERCENTAGE MARKET HELD IN SHARE DECEMBER Robusta Arabica Total Individual Cumulative Total 311,567 90,363 401,930 100.00 1 Kyagalanyi Coffee Factory 2 36,448 25,427 61,875 15.39 15.39 Ltd 2 Ugacof (U) Ltd 1 52,251 640 52,891 13.16 28.55 3 Ideal Quality Commodities 3 45,350 1,322 46,672 11.61 40.21 Ltd 4 Olam Uganda Ltd 5 26,135 6,200 32,335 8.04 48.21 5 Touton Uganda Limited 6 13,415 13,840 27,255 6.78 54.99 6 Ibero (U) Ltd 4 26,288 26,288 6.54 61.53 7 Export Trading Company (U) 12 22,168 4,020 26,188 6.52 68.05 Ltd 8 Kawacom (U) Ltd 8 9,734 10,725 20,459 5.09 73.14 9 Besmark Coffee Company 7 8,726 2,630 11,356 2.83 75.96 Limited 10 Great Lakes Coffee Company 9 11,180 11,180 2.78 78.74 Ltd 11 Commodity Solutions (U) Ltd 11 9,258 700 9,958 2.48 81.22 12 Ld Commodities (U) Ltd 21 4,809 4,340 9,149 2.28 83.50 13 Nakana Coffee Factory Ltd 17 8,560 8,560 2.13 85.63 14 Coffee World Ltd 10 5,664 1,980 7,644 1.90 87.53 15 Kampala Domestic Store Ltd 13 6,471 5 6,476 1.61 89.14 16 Bulamu Coffee Buyers, 18 6,330 6,330 1.57 90.72 Proc.& Exports Ltd 17 Ishaka Quality Commodities 24 5,230 5,230 1.30 92.02 Ltd 18 Tata Uganda Lmited 19 4,500 4,500 1.12 93.14 19 Ankole Coffee Processors Ltd 15 3,850 3,850 0.96 94.09 20 The Edge Trading (U) Ltd 36 3,157 13 3,170 0.79 94.88 21 Bakhsons Trading Co. (U) Ltd 16 3,104 3,104 0.77 95.66 22 Banyankole Kweterana Coop 33 1,600 660 2,260 0.56 96.22 Union Ltd 23 Mbale Importers & 20 1,950 1,950 0.49 96.70 Exporters Ltd 24 Nsangi Coffee Farmers 32 1,690 1,690 0.42 97.12 Association 25 Discovery Trading Ltd 37 1,608 1,608 0.40 97.52 26 Darley Investments Ltd - 1,600 1,600 0.40 97.92 27 Ankole Coffee Producers 23 1,205 1,205 0.30 98.22 Coop Union Ltd 28 Savannah Commodities Ltd 22 1,038 75 1,113 0.28 98.50 4

29 Bakwanye Trading Co. Ltd 30 960 960 0.24 98.74 30 Risala (U) Ltd 26 700 700 0.17 98.91 31 Nucafe 27 334 336 670 0.17 99.08 32 Qualicoff (U) Limited 14 670 670 0.17 99.25 33 Kibinge Coffee Farmers' 34 640 640 0.16 99.40 Coop Soc Ltd 34 Turads Trading (U) Ltd 35 340 340 0.08 99.49 35 Kaweri Coffee Plantation 38 334 334 0.08 99.57 36 Bugisu Coop Union Ltd 28 320 320 0.08 99.65 37 Bukonzo Organic Farmers - 320 320 0.08 99.73 Cooperative Union Ltd 38 Empire Agricultural Coffee - 320 320 0.08 99.81 Ltd 39 Mountain Harvest Smc Ltd 39 320 320 0.08 99.89 40 Sena Indo Uganda Limited 41 300 300 0.07 99.97 41 Chanzo Coffee Ltd - 100 100 0.02 99.99 42 Masai Tours & Travel Ltd - 40 40 0.01 100.00

4.0 LOCAL SITUATION During the month, farm gate prices ranged from Sh.2,000 -2,300 per kilo of Kiboko (Robusta dry cherries); Shs. 4,600-5,300/= for FAQ; Sh. 5,300-6,200/= for Arabica parchment; and Sh. 5,400-6,000/= per kilo for Drugar from Kasese. The averages were: Sh. 2,150 per kilo for Kiboko coffee; Sh. 4,950 for Robusta FAQ; Sh. 5,750 for Arabica parchment and Sh. 5,600/= for Drugar.

5.0 GLOBAL SITUATION Coffee exports for December 2017 were 10.62 million bags, which was 0.7% higher compared to December 2016. Total exports for the first three months of coffee year 2017/18 were 28.36 million bags, 6.7% lower than the same period last year. The 2017/18 Global production is estimated at 158.93 million bags compared to 157.69 million bags, an increase of 0.7% from last year. Arabica production is estimated to reduce by 1.1% to 97.32 million bags while Robusta is projected to increase by 8.2 % to 60.09 million bags. Africa’s production is expected to increase by 4.7% from last year with an output of 17.93 million bags with Ethiopia and Uganda being the major producers increasing production by 4.8% and 2.8% respectively. Global consumption is projected to increase by 1% at 158.95 million bags with major increases noted in Asia and Oceania countries.

The ICO Composite Indicator price increased from US Cents 114.00 per lb. in December 2017 to US cents 115.60 per lb. in January 2018. It ranged from US cents 118.83 to 113.03 per lb.

6.0 COFFEE EXPORTS BY DESTINATION

The destinations of Uganda’s coffee exports during the month of January 2018 are illustrated in Table 4. Exports to EU countries amounted to 249,703 bags higher than 242,373 bags exported in the previous month. This represented a 62.13% of total exports. EU was followed by Sudan with 76,742 bags (19.09%) compared to 51,118 bags (13.24%) the previous month. India imported 18,494 (4.60%) compared to 18,412 (4.00%) USA 14,259 (3.55%) compared to 17,312 (4.48%) and Algeria 9,656 (2.40%) compared to 18,412 (4.77%) in December 2017. Coffee exports to Africa amounted to 104,609 bags, a market share of 26.03% compared to 113,941 bags the previous month. The figures in brackets represent the percentage market share of the previous month.

Table 4: Main Destinations of Uganda Coffee in January 2018. POSITION QUANTITY (60kg bags) DESTINATION HELD IN %AGE MARKET DECEMBER SHARE Robusta Arabica Total Individual Cumulative Total 311,567 90,363 401,930 100.00 1 EU 1 185,734 63,969 249,703 62.13 62.13 2 Sudan 2 75,048 1,694 76,742 19.09 81.22 3 India 3 15,924 2,570 18,494 4.60 85.82 4 USA 5 1,714 12,545 14,259 3.55 89.37 5 Algeria 4 9,656 9,656 2.40 91.77 6 Morocco 6 5,034 2,316 7,350 1.83 93.60 7 South Africa 11 4,852 835 5,687 1.41 95.01 8 Madagascar 8 2,880 360 3,240 0.81 95.82 9 Israel 7 1,948 320 2,268 0.56 96.38 10 Russia 9 1,994 1,994 0.50 96.88 11 Kenya 25 334 1,600 1,934 0.48 97.36 12 Switzerland 16 1,724 1,724 0.43 97.79 13 United Kingdom 10 320 1,320 1,640 0.41 98.20 14 Canada 13 650 960 1,610 0.40 98.60 15 Iran 20 1,280 1,280 0.32 98.92 16 Ukraine 19 990 990 0.25 99.16 17 China 12 805 165 970 0.24 99.41 18 Japan 24 300 334 634 0.16 99.56 19 Taiwan 15 600 600 0.15 99.71 20 South Korea - 422 422 0.10 99.82 21 Saudi Arabia 21 371 371 0.09 99.91 22 Turkey 22 340 340 0.08 99.99 23 Qatar - 9 13 22 0.01 100.00 7.0 BUYERS OF UGANDA COFFEE Table 5 shows the buyers of Uganda coffee in January 2018. The top 10 buyers held a market share of 64.86 % lower than 66.68% of total exports the previous month. Al-Tasheel led with a market share of 13.66% compared to 7.16% in December 2017. This was followed by Sucafina- 11.48% (16.38%); Olam International – 7.81% (9.47%); Volcafe -6.90% (7.08%); Bernahard Rothfos – 6.54% (7.91%) Touton Geneve -4.57% (5.20 %) Ecom Agro Industrial.-3.87% (3.33%) ,aldwami- 3.66% (4.08%), Koninklijke Douwe -3.49% (1.49%)and Luigi Lavazza- 2.87%. The changes in relative positions of the buyers compared to the previous month reflect competition for Uganda coffee among different buyers. Note: The figures in brackets represent percentage performance in the previous month -December 2017. TABLE 5 : Buyers of Uganda Coffee in January 2018 BUYERS POSITION HELD IN QUANTITY %AGE MARKET SHARE DECEMBER (60kg BAGS) Robusta Arabica Total Individual Cumulative Total 311,567 90,363 401,930 100.00

1 Al-Tasheel 4 54,250 654 54,904 13.66 13.66 2 Sucafina S.A 1 45,489 640 46,129 11.48 25.14

3 Olam 2 25,107 6,288 31,395 7.81 32.95 International 4 Volcafe 5 19,575 8,150 27,725 6.90 39.85 5 Bernhard Rothfoss 3 26,288 26,288 6.54 46.39 6 Touton Geneva 6 2,875 15,500 18,375 4.57 50.96 S.A 7 Ecom Agro 9 5,009 10,560 15,569 3.87 54.83 8 Aldwami 7 14,700 14,700 3.66 58.49 9 Koninklijke Douwe 17 12,960 1,080 14,040 3.49 61.98 10 Luigi Lavazza - 11,550 11,550 2.87 64.86 11 Grb - 10,500 10,500 2.61 67.47 12 Strauss 10 5,975 2,480 8,455 2.10 69.57 13 Cofftea - 8,085 8,085 2.01 71.58 14 Etc Trading - 5,960 1,500 7,460 1.86 73.44 15 Louis Dreyfus 13 6,674 320 6,994 1.74 75.18 16 Tata Coffee 12 5,900 580 6,480 1.61 76.79 17 Vayhan Coffee 18 6,080 6,080 1.51 78.30 18 Coex Coffee 15 5,872 5,872 1.46 79.77 International 19 Pacorini Silocaf 26 3,600 1,440 5,040 1.25 81.02 20 Hamburg Coffee 19 4,600 4,600 1.14 82.16 21 Mitsubishi 25 4,480 4,480 1.11 83.28 22 Indus Coffee 16 4,200 4,200 1.04 84.32 23 Icona Café 11 2,734 960 3,694 0.92 85.24 24 Coffy Handels - 3,150 3,150 0.78 86.03 25 Briz Coffee 19 1,670 1,440 3,110 0.77 86.80 26 Societe Des Café - 668 1,940 2,608 0.65 87.45 27 Tropicore 28 1,002 1,580 2,582 0.64 88.09 28 Commodity 21 640 1,670 2,310 0.57 88.67 Supplies 29 Nedcoffee B.V - 2,160 2,160 0.54 89.20 30 Others 27,944 15,451 43,395 10.80 100.00

8.0 COFFEE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES 8.1 The Weather Situation Central Region  In the two districts of Buikwe and Buvuma, the weather was dry throughout the month of January. Sunshine was very intense and humidity high. This may negatively impact on the

speed of growth of young coffee planted last season. Some coffee has flowered but it is not clear whether fruit setting will be good since the moisture in the soil was little.

 Mukono – Kayunga area received no rains in the first three weeks of the month, two rain days in the last week were received in the two districts. Although some isolated and sparsely distributed merger rains were received in some areas, the month was characterized by a generally harsh weather situation in the Central Region;

 Luweero Sub Region received about 3 showers of rain in some parts of Nakaseke and Luwero in the third week of January 2018.

 In Gomba-Butambala area the month was characterized by a very dry spell which was more disastrous in Gomba district. Apart from Butambala District which received heavy rainfall in most of its sub counties in the fourth week of the month. Flowering occurred on most of the coffee trees but too much sunshine experienced negatively affected its catchment leading to flower abortion. The proper filling of the coffee beans for the fly crop is also being affected by the hot conditions. This will automatically translate into a poor harvest both in quantity and quality. Field observations show that coffee planted under shade trees is doing well, their survival is good and this defines why we should encourage farmers to embrace planting of recommended shade trees in the coffee shambas. The effect of drought was not significant on coffee trees where fertilizers were applied.

 In Rakai Sub-Region, the month of January was hot with a few scattered showers in the sub- region, hence flowering of coffee was observed in areas that received some rain. The dry conditions in some areas have led to mortality of some of the coffee that had just been planted in September-November 2017 especially sub-counties in Rakai like Kagamba, Lwanda & Kifamba haven't had very good rains in the previous season.

Western Region  The month was very dry with very scanty and unevenly distributed rainfall that was received once in some parts of the region during the first half of the month.  The areas of Kabarole and Bundibugyo, were characterized by hot weather conditions that is causing high mortality of coffee seedlings in nurseries as well as the coffee planted last season. In the last two weeks minimal rains were received.  Majority of the water points have dried up in most of the districts, with Masindi districts being the most hurt.

Northern Region  The month of January was characterized by hot, dry and windy climatic conditions with no rainfall recorded across the region.  High temperatures were experienced in most Districts. Kitgum District still experienced the highest temperatures ranging between 35- 45C.  This extreme conditions led to drying of seedlings that were not under shade and equally mature trees experienced water stress.  However the conditions were favorable for ripening and drying of the harvested crop.

 The dry spell is expected to continue up to end of March 2018 when the first season rains start.

Eastern Region  January 2018 was partly cloudy with intermittent light to moderate rains and thunderstorms reported in some parts of Eastern region.  In particular Busoga sub region, irregular rains sometimes accompanied by light to heavy wind were received especially in areas around Lake Victoria.  For most parts of the month, it was cold and cloudy, right from late December 2017. The general outlook indicates that the major rain season of 2018 is near.  However, in the districts of Budaka, Butebo, Kibuku, Pallisa, and Mbale, the weather continued to be characterized by sunny intervals accompanied by hot and dry winds. The Sebei sub-region received no rain at all.  The dry weather has negatively affected the survival rate of the recently planted coffee seedlings throughout the region.  The survival rate of the seedlings in the Mt. Elgon region is much lower than that of the Robusta growing sub-region. A lot of these plantlets have been observed to have passed the permanent wilting points and thus will not recover.  Local leadership is requesting that in future, the seedling distribution in the first season should be prolonged to last up to June/July and no seedlings should be given out in the second season . South Western Region  The region experienced a dry spell in most parts with scattered and non-uniform rains towards the end of the month of January. 8.2. Coffee Planting  By the end of December a total of 131,019,698 coffee seedlings was reported planted in 102 coffee growing districts compared to 157,063,064 coffee seedlings that was available in the nurseries.  Farmer sensitization, and training of farmers to provide shade or bottle irrigation continued in collaboration with LGs extension officials and nursery operators encouraging farmers to provide shade for the newly planted coffee in all regions.

8.3. Coffee seedlings planted in the five coffee regions.

REGION DISTRICTS NURSERIES NO. SEEDLINGS

SOUTH WESTERN 16 458 13,093,637

WESTERN 19 387 44,401,262

EASTERN 22 632 14,418,257

NORTHERN(WESTNILE) 25 36 759,560

CENTRAL 20 576 58,657,192

TOTAL 102 2,089 131,329,908

8.4: Management of Diseases and Pest Out breaks.  Black Coffee Twig Borer (BCTB) has continued to cause damage to coffee in all the five coffee regions. The dry weather has increased the infestation and devastating effect of the pest.  High levels of Leaf Rust infestation was registered in Sebei sub-region during the month of January, 2018

Pest and disease incidences:

Type of pest or Incidence Extent of damage disease a) Pests 1. Stem borers low  Continued to be reported in areas with aging trees but isolated mostly in Sebei district.

2. Coffee Berry borer high  Very severe in high altitude areas of Kapchorwa and Kween

3. Black Twig borer low  Increased incidences were reported in all regions with greater incidence in the eastern districts of Busoga, central region and western region.

b) Diseases 1. Coffee leaf rust Very high  High levels of infestation reported in Sebei sub- region during the month.

2. Coffee berry Very high  Very severe in high altitude areas of Kapchorwa and disease Kween

3. Red blister High  Reported Mostly to have affected Robusta coffee disease fields with poor husbandry practices in central Buganda region

4.Coffee Wilt Very low  Not reported in any of the coffee regions. Disease (CWD)

9.0 . COFFEE PROMOTION ACTIVITIES

9.1 . IMPLEMENTATION OF MOU WITH UGANDA PRISONS

 Field visits were conducted to Lututuru and Paidha prison farms to backstop and ascertain progress in preparation to start planting in April 2018.  The following were the findings;  Potting of 50kgs of seed that was sown in August 2017 was completed.  About of 80,000 Arabica seedlings have been raised.  Continued training targeting inmates and prison staff was done in nursery establishment and management, coffee planting, management and postharvest handling.  To date, a total of 400kgs of polypots have been delivered to raise 200,000 seedlings which will be ready for planting in April 2018. 9.2 Coffee planting campaign in Central Region By State Minister for Agriculture – MAAIF

 The state Minister for Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon. Christopher Kibanzanga in the Company of local leaders launched Madada Foundation whose aim is to use agriculture to create jobs and also train farmers . The minister Indicated that forming co-operatives is the way to go in order to achieve better production, quality and quantity. He also stressed that although Government is putting much emphasis on coffee by looking for partnership to do research and extension, much work should be done by farmers. He requested UCDA to make Madada Foundation a nucleus coffee model which tackles the entire coffee value chain. He also requested the district administration to allocate a solar water pump to Madada Foundation in order to help the youth to change their mind set towards Agriculture.

9.3 Collaborative engagements

 The launching of the Magada Coffee Farmers’ Association took place on Saturday, 20th January, 2018 at Nabikabala Primary School in Busiki, Namutumba district.  The occasion was graced by the Katikro of Busoga Kingdom Owekitibwa Ekisengedhe Dr. Muvawala Joseph Nsekere. Other cultural and local leaders , the Chairman of UCDA Board of Directors mr. Perez Bukumunhe and UCDA regional staff were in attendance.

The Association’s objectives are :  To mobilize coffee farmers to acquire skills to improve on their coffee production for increased yields.  To use the association as a platform to access improved technical skills for the members to use in the improved production.  To organize its members in bulk marketing for accessing better markets to increase the members’ incomes.

9.4. Technical extension services  60 Stores were inspected. 10 in central region and 15 in western. 35 in Eastern.  4 sensitization work shops were conducted in the four coffee growing regions. 9.5. Sensitization of sector players: 11

 Sensitization of players continued through the month, 100 value chain players were sensitized on good post-harvest handling during the month.

9.6 Capacity building of industry players through Training and Skills Development

 UCDA trained baristas in preparation for National Barista Championship.10 barista trained to improve their brewing skills. UCDA also conducted elementary basic quality control training in Kiboga District for 40 participants (4 women).This training was aimed at empowering field based quality controllers to effectively analyze and grade coffee.

 UCDA conducted a Q Arabica graders course at Lugogo for 22 participants from the coffee industry. This course was aimed at certifying Arabica graders to competently analyze Arabica coffees.

9.7 Domestic Coffee Consumption

UCDA promoted coffee consumption at Parliament were coffee was provided for tasting Information on the health benefits of drinking coffee was disseminated.

10.0 OUTLOOK FOR FEBRUARY 2018

February exports are projected at 350,000 bags. The main harvesting season in Central region is ending.

10.0 UPCOMING EVENTS 14th – 16th February 2018 Kampala Serena Hotel Uganda: 16th African Fine Coffee conference and exhibition The African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition is Africa's largest coffee trade platform that – brings over 2000 regional and international coffee roasters, traders, producers, professionals and connoisseurs under one roof. The theme of the conference is “ Sustainable coffee industry for social economic transformation” www.afca.coffee/conference 22nd – 24th March 2018 Singapore. 6th International Coffee & Tea Industry Expo

The expo will target the upstream sector of the coffee and tea industries, showcasing everything from the provision of raw coffee beans and tea leaves, to processing and packing for wholesale purchases and trading.

16th to 18th February 2018. Nambole stadium UCDA will participate in the Harvest Money Expo at Nambole