How do you drink Ugandan coffee? What are the flavor characteristics? What kind of variety do you grow?

How do you drink Ugandan coffee? What are the flavor characteristics? What kind of variety do you grow?

Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa and is known as the "Pearl of Africa". Because of the dependent colonial economy, coffee accounts for most of the export income.

Coffee characteristics

Coffee beans are a major commodity in global trading volume second only to crude oil, and the rise and fall of prices has a bearing on the political and economic stability of coffee-producing countries, and has been the most speculative commodity in the world for decades. Generally speaking, it takes two to three years for coffee trees to bear fruit and five to six years for coffee to be harvested. Therefore, it is suitable for small farmers with limited funds to operate and avoid investment risks and losses.

There are about 40 varieties of coffee beans in the world. ARABICA Coffee, a common coffee, grows at high altitudes and has a strong flavor, so it is a better variety of coffee. ROBUSTA coffee grows in low elevations, is easier to grow and has a higher caffeine content.

Coffee use

Coffee is used as a beverage. Most of the ground coffee used in Europe and the United States is ARABICA coffee, while ROBUSTA coffee is mainly made of instant coffee, which is a relatively cheap coffee.

Coffee producing area & output

Coffee is produced in South America, Central America, the West Indies, Asia, Africa, Arabia, the South Pacific and Oceania. In terms of production, Brazil ranks first in the world, accounting for about 1/3 of the world, followed by Colombia, accounting for about 15 per cent of the world, followed by Africa (including Ivory Coast, Uganda, Kenya, etc.), Arabia, and Asian countries and islands.

Coffee is mainly produced in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and other countries, mainly concentrated in Central and South America, Brazil is the most important coffee producing country.

Coffee production is concentrated in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, India and other countries.

Coffee supply & demand

Most of the coffee importing countries are developed countries, and the largest coffee importing countries in the world are the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, France and other countries, accounting for about half of the global coffee consumption. In addition, Brazil is also a major consumer, with annual per capita coffee consumption close to that of European countries.

The main exporters of coffee are Brazil, Colombia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mexico, Uganda and other developing countries. as the trade barriers to coffee are lower than those of other agricultural products, and international organizations also encourage developing countries to grow coffee, poor countries are allowed to join the cultivation.

Factors affecting the price of coffee

1. Climate, diseases and insect pests in the producing area

two。 Seasonal factors

3. International demand and supply

4. Government policies and International Coffee Organization measures