If you don't grow good coffee, you'll go to jail! What is the flavor of Ugandan coffee?

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In ancient times, coffee was considered necessary for Ugandan soldiers to chew before entering the battlefield, because soldiers believed it would bring them courage and victory, but now science has proved that this is caused by caffeine.

Uganda is located in the source of the Nile is a landlocked country not off the sea in Africa, a country with lush green forests, lakes, wetlands and rivers rich in water resources, almost all administrative areas grow coffee, it is the tenth largest producer in the world, but generally people do not know much about it, because the quality is somewhat different from that of other East African beans, because the terrain is difficult after coffee harvest and the construction of roads lags behind. Often sent to the processing plant, the beans had fermented and stinked until the 1990 war stopped and Uganda began to develop transportation, and coffee became the most important agricultural product in the landlocked country.

Most of the coffee trees are robusta with strong growth, accounting for about 94%. Only 6% of the coffee is traditional Arabica, which is the same as in Kenya, and the AA grade is the best. 2012 Direct Coffee is the most famous traditional Arabica bean in Uganda, which is AA, which is produced by Cloud Waterfall Farm (Sipi Falls) in Bugisu producing area.

Uganda coffee grade is the same as Kenya, AA grade is the best, which represents the coffee bean size is uniform and uniform, but this grading system will vary according to the evaluation of each manor. For example, Manor An is better than Manor B, even if the AB bean of Manor An is also better than the AA bean of Manor B. Coffee is sold through two kinds of pipes: fine products auction and direct sale, if the fineness of the treatment process and the elimination of missing beans are strengthened. It is believed that it can get better sales under the condition of high coffee prices in Kenya and Ethiopia.

The Ugandan coffee has a rich chocolate flavor in the finish, and then turns to a sweet, obvious black sugar sweetness.

Coffee beans are an important export commodity of Uganda, but the quantity and amount of coffee bean exports have declined due to the decline in commodities in recent years. In order to improve the quality of coffee beans to increase exports, the Ugandan government has introduced strict guidelines to maintain quality, and farmers may even be sent to jail if they break the rules. The Ugandan government has resorted to punitive measures to force farmers to follow the guidelines, not only to improve the quality of coffee exports to increase foreign exchange, but also, like other African countries, to cut into the more profitable global boutique coffee market.

According to the USDA, more than half of the world's coffee beans are produced in Brazil and Vietnam, and Africa accounts for only about 11 per cent of global coffee bean production.

Although Africa cannot compete with Brazil and Vietnam in production, coffee producers from Ethiopia to Tanzania are targeting high-end markets in the United States, Japan and Europe. Because the price of high-quality coffee beans is several times the benchmark price of coffee.

In Ethiopia, for example, in order to win the top coffee market in Europe, the United States and Japan, severe penalties such as increased prison sentences or heavy fines were offered to coffee farmers who failed to meet the quality requirements and exporters who failed to export the highest quality coffee beans.

Although Uganda wants to follow Ethiopia's example, this tough measure undermines the relationship between the government and small coffee farmers. David Muwonge, vice president of Uganda's National Coffee Agriculture and farming Association (NUCAFE), criticized the government for blaming farmers for quality problems.

Timothy Schilling, chief executive of the World Coffee Institute (WCR), said that if the government wants to improve the quality of coffee, it should introduce more farming programs, education and incentives, rather than putting farmers in jail.