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Introduction of Ugandan Robart coffee beans with low acidity and delicate taste

Published: 2025-08-21 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2025/08/21, Java produces only a small amount of Arabica beans, most of which were imported from Africa after the rust disaster. This kind of coffee has a strong bitter taste after roasting, but its aroma is extremely light. Although it has low acidity and delicate taste, it is rarely used for direct drinking. It is often used to mix mixed coffee, or to make instant coffee. Uganda's coffee production ranks first in Africa, accounting for the total output of its exports.

Java produces only a small amount of Arabica beans, most of which were imported from Africa after the rust disaster. This coffee has a strong bitter taste after roasting, but its aroma is extremely light. Although it has low acidity and delicate taste, it is rarely used for direct drinking and is often used to mix mixed coffee. Uganda, which is used to make instant coffee, has one of the highest coffee production in Africa, accounting for more than 70% of its total exports. At the same time, Uganda is the hometown and main producing area of Robes specialty coffee. In the 1960s, Ugandan coffee production remained at 3.5 million bags a year. By the mid-1980s, coffee production had dropped to 2.5 million bags a year, mainly for political reasons. But now coffee production is on the rise again, currently about 3 million bags a year. Mainly exported to the European Union, among which Sweden, Italy and other countries are the largest coffee buyers, located between the east and west branches of the East African Rift Valley, tilting gently from west to middle, low and flat in the south. Margarita Peak is 5109 meters above sea level, which is the highest in the country. There are many rivers and lakes and a large water area, so Uganda is known as "plateau water village" and "Pearl of East Africa". Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake in the world and Africa, accounting for 43% of Uganda's territorial area. The White Nile (White Nile), which flows from Lake Victoria, flows through most of the country. Its unique scenery includes tropical forests and tea trees on the snow-covered slopes of Mount Ruwenzori Mountains, dry plants in Karamoja, rolling savannas in Acholi, Bunyoro, Tororo and Ankole, and fertile cotton fields in Teso. Tropical climate. Because of the high terrain, most areas are warm all the year round. The average annual rainfall is 1 000 mm. Agriculture is the main pillar of the country's economy. The population of agriculture and animal husbandry accounts for 90% of the country. Crops include plantains, cassava, millet, sorghum, corn and so on.

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