Coffee review

Introduction to the quality grades of Ugandan Coffee in the Western Ruwensori Mountains

Published: 2024-11-02 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/02, The quality grade of Ugandan coffee: Bujisu Bugisu AA (only 4% of the country's total production) Bujisu Bugisu A Vago Wugar A (all above belong to washing treatment) and a small amount of sun-dried bean beads Drugar Bugisu Bugisu AA where AA indicates the grade of coffee, representing the highest grade in the country. Bugisu Bugisu grew up in Mt.Elg, eastern Uganda.

Quality grades of Ugandan coffee:

Bugisu Bugisu AA (only 4% of total national output)

Bugisu Bugisu A

Vago Wugar A (all of the above belong to washing treatment)

And a small amount of sun beans.

Zhuge Drugar

Bugisu Bugisu AA

AA represents the grade of coffee and represents the highest grade in the country.

Bugisu Bugisu grows on the slopes of Mt.Elgon in eastern Uganda. The taste is thick and low in acidity, with a unique taste of raw papaya, which is completely different from other East African coffee. Java Coffee closer to Indonesia is mostly located in the Central African Plateau, with lakes, with an average elevation of 1000 meters, 1200 meters above sea level. there are many lakes and plateaus in the mountains, which are known as "plateau water villages". The western branch of the East African Rift Valley runs through the western border, with many rivers and lakes at the bottom of the valley. Uganda has a great Victoria lake, coupled with the high mountains, which makes Uganda a mild climate suitable for growing coffee, although it spans both sides of the equator.

Uganda is the birthplace of Robusta in Africa, just as Ethiopia is the birthplace of Arabica coffee, which was first found in Uganda. So far, Uganda has a history of growing coffee for more than 100 years. The output ranks second in Africa, after Ethiopia. At the same time, Uganda is one of the few major countries in Africa dedicated to the production of organic coffee.

Uganda's best coffee is produced mainly in the mountains of Elgon and Bugisu along the Kenyan border in the north-east and Ruwensori in the west.

The cultivation of coffee in Uganda is all small-scale family operation. The livelihood of 25% of the population is closely related to coffee production. About 500000 farms grow coffee, but mainly Robster. Robusta accounts for 90% of coffee production, and the remaining 1 is Arabica coffee. Arabica and Robusta collect from October to February of the following year.

Ugandan coffee is mainly exported to the European Union, with Germany, Italy and other countries as the largest buyers of coffee.

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