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March 27th, 2008

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Uganda produces some of the best coffee in the world but is treated unfairly by Europe

according to some observers - mainly those in Uganda itself. This is particularly so for the

actual producers themselves who get a disproportionate share of the revenue generated by

their coffee trade.

Observers calculate that Ugandan exporters and their growers get only 6 percent of the end

sale price suggesting clear evidence of exploitation. This is on the background of coffee

being one of the biggest cash producers for Uganda. Recent developments have solidified

their position in the coffee world with a substantial financial lift in recent years.

Higher prices have contributed to the healthy growth. There is also a substantial input from

consumers who are increasingly looking for, and buying, higher grades of coffee.

African countries have an advantage where coffee is concerned. The terrain and geography in

Uganda makes it entirely suitable for coffee growing and they are able to take full

advantage of current trends in the global market. Coffee is big business and Uganda mean to

make full use of it.

In fact, the demand for coffee from Africa is higher than ever. Uganda has proved no

exception to the drive for better coffee production. Now African coffee is a stand alone

product as well as a component of various coffee grades.

As coffee production increases and blossoms, so the economy improves. This, in turn, leads

to the notion of reducing or even removing poverty in Uganda. Lower percentage revenues,

conversely, enhances the poverty trap for the producers.

But everything is not plain sailing. Ugandan farmers cannot easily farm for coffee as there

is little in the way of guaranteed support - financially or otherwise. Even the Ugandan

government appear unable to offer much in the way of help.

So farmers have to work hard for little income and their cash flow is inadequate to meet

their needs for tools and good labour. Consequently, farmers resort to multi-crop growing on

their farms.

Further agreements between Europe and African nations could mean that there is further

exploitation and hardship. Uganda is big in organic coffee bean farming, producing over

2,000 tons of organic coffee beans annually. Chemicals are not used and the soil is

naturally fertilised. But even this, according to observers, is being undermined by

regulations. And these regulations are, it is alleged, helping to make a small profit even

smaller by disallowing adequate farming for a period of time until "certified."

The Ugandan authorities need to ensure not only good coffee production within specified

regulatory guidelines but also an economy which rewards and improves the lives of their

production farmers.

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