SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a ...

In Uganda’s hills and plains, where coffee has long been the lifeline of families and entire communities, a quiet storm is brewing – one tearing through livelihoods and threatening the country’s ...

In parts of Uganda, coffee is seen as a man's thing, and that includes growing it, selling it, even drinking it. But one woman is challenging the status quo. She has built her own coffee company, and ...

The aroma of Uganda coffee feels a little emptier in the country this morning with the passing of Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye, the former Managing Director of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) ...

MBALE, eastern Uganda — Meridah Nandudu brews a medium roast coffee at the headquarters of Bayaaya Specialty Coffee, a company she founded and runs. "Medium roast is my favorite," she says, taking a ...

Uganda coffee farmers have been engaging in value addition beyond simply picking cherries by adopting better harvesting techniques, proper drying methods, wet processing, hulling, and even roasting.

Representatives from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Peru, Tanzania and Uganda met in Brazil from 2 to 7 November 2025 to share ...