Uganda
Coffee is Uganda's top-earning export crop. In 1989 Uganda's coffee production capacity exceeded its quota of 2.3 million bags, but export volumes were still diminished by economic and security problems, and large amounts of coffee beans were still being smuggled out of Uganda for sale in neighbouring countries.
| Main production areas: | Bugisu (Mt. Elgon), Lake Victoria basin, Western Uganda, West Nile |
| Processing methods: | Natural process ("drugar") and washed process (sometimes called "wugar") |
| Varieties: | Kent, Typica, SL-14 & SL-28 |
| Port of shipment: | Mombasa |
| Harvest: | October – February: Main crop; April – August: Fly crop |
| Altitude range: | up to 1 200 masl |
| Export bag size: | 60 kg |
| Total yearly production: | Around 3.5 million (incl. Robusta); 700 000 bags of Arabica |
| Total number of coffee farmers: | More than 500 000 |
| Cup Profile: | - |
