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Brief introduction of Ugandan Coffee in Qianjie

Uganda is a landlocked country in Africa without relying on the sea, straddling the equator, bordering Kenya to the east, Tanzania and Rwanda to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and South Sudan to the north. Uganda is mostly located in the East African Plateau with lakes, with an average elevation of 1000 to 1200 meters above sea level. Uganda is known as the "watery village of the plateau". Uganda has vast and magnificent natural beauty unparalleled in East Africa.

The history of coffee cultivation in Uganda dates back to more than 100 years ago, when Uganda first introduced coffee from Ethiopia. Later, Uganda was colonized by the British and Robusta coffee was widely grown there.

Map of coffee producing areas in Uganda

Coffee is the largest crop in Uganda and earns the most foreign exchange. 25 per cent of the country's population is engaged in the coffee industry, and the vast majority of them grow coffee on farms (there are about 500000 coffee farms in Uganda). Among the Ugandan coffee beans, most of the beans are Robusta, and only 6% of the beans are Arabica.

Uganda, like Congo, is the birthplace of Luodou. As Africa's second-largest coffee exporter, Uganda's Robusta exports account for 7% of the world's output.

Unlike Arabica, Robusta's coffee has long been thought to be wilder, more common and cheaper. But for Uganda, it has the potential to produce the highest quality Robusta because its unique flavor is accompanied by good growth conditions, including soil fertility, relative height and climate.

In July 1991, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) was formally established. UCDA regularly trains farmers from all over the country to produce quality coffee through good handling. In 2008, CQI held an agreement in Uganda to establish a quality system for boutique Robusta. Since then, Uganda has paid more attention to the development of its Robusta.

At the same time, Uganda has also joined the Taste of Harvest (TOH) "Harvest Monsoon Cup Test Competition" to select more boutique coffee according to sca standards, so that the world can realize the beauty of Ugandan coffee.

Ugandan coffee is mellow and full-bodied, with charming fruit aromas and obvious layers of flavor. Arabica coffee in Uganda is dominated by traditional varieties such as Kent, Itsuka and SL-14,SL-28, while Robusta has two varieties: & # 39; Nganda Nganda' and & # 39; Erecta & # 39;

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