Uganda

Uganda has two mountainous regions in which premium arabica is grown (ranging from 1,300 – 2,300 meters in altitude): to the east on the slopes of Mt. Elgon, whose summit shares views with bordering Kenya, and to the west in several areas in the Mountains of the Moon along the border with Zaire. Both regions have a long tradition of producing washed arabica coffee. In the trade these are termed "WUGAR" for "Washed Uganda Arabica".

Virtually most of Uganda's Arabica coffee is washed, in a process similar to the methods used in Latin America. Most of Uganda's coffee is still produced by family farms on small holdings. In traditional households women take responsibility for coffee cultivation, picking and marketing. Often coffee income makes up a majority of household cash, out of which come school fees, clothing and food budgets. Coffee earns over 60% of Uganda's foreign exchange and involves nearly 30% of the total population. Thus the health of Uganda's coffee industry touches the well being of Uganda's families more directly than any other crop or industrial activity.

Our Uganda Bugisu AA is a mild flavored high grown coffee with full and complex body; denser than the traditional Sumatra, but rivaling in depth. Please share in enjoying this bountiful African coffee with us.

FACTS AND STATS
Population: 17 Million People
Domestic Consumption: 55,000 Bags of 60 Kg.
Coffee Export: 3.5 Million Bags of 60 Kg.
Cultivated Area: 72,000 Hectares of Arabica
Harvest: October - January
Arabica Introduced: From Ethiopia and Malawi at the beginning of the 20^th Century
Farms: 500,000 Farms (94% Smallholder)
Specialty Preparations: Bugisu AA and A (washed), Wugar A (washed), Drugar (natural, unwashed)
Botanical Varieties: Bourbon and Kent