Introduction of Ugandan coffee beans with mild climate and suitable for growing coffee

Uganda leads Africa in coffee production, accounting for more than 70% of its total exports. 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. It is mainly exported to the European Union, with Germany, Italy and other countries as the largest coffee buyers.

Ugandan Coffee settled in Beijing

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, 3 Apr (Reporter Wang Jun)-- Beijing Chenao Coffee Co., Ltd., a cooperation project between China and Uganda, officially opened in Beijing today. James Wapakhabulo, deputy prime minister of the Republic of Uganda, his wife Angelina Wapakhabulo, and Meng Xuenong, executive vice mayor of Beijing, attended the opening ceremony.

Beijing Chenao Coffee Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between Beijing Beichen Industrial Group and Uganda Coffee Development Bureau. It is the first coffee enterprise in Uganda to cooperate with China.

Uganda is a tropical African country, its fertile soil, suitable altitude and climatic conditions are suitable for the growth of high-quality coffee. As early as more than a decade ago, the leaders of China and Ukraine had the intention to enhance the trade cooperation and traditional friendship between the two countries through coffee trade. With the concern of the leaders of the two countries and the support of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Beichen Industrial Group and the Ugandan Coffee Development Bureau formally signed a cooperation agreement on January 21 this year. The coffee launched by Chenao Company uses the logo of Crown Crane, a rare bird well known in Uganda, as a trademark to represent the nature and purity of coffee products. In order to reverse the trade gap, Chen ao tried to introduce Ugandan coffee to China. "when we first started the project, everyone thought we were crazy. Who will sell coffee to China? " So said Soloman Rutiga, the first consul general of Uganda in Guangzhou.

But it turns out they have a longer-term vision. Today, more than a decade later, China has become one of the countries with the fastest coffee consumption with an annual growth rate of 15% and 20%. Exquisite cafes can be found in second-and third-tier cities, not to mention Guangzhou. The entire coffee producing kingdom is trying to "please" the Chinese market. Following the example of Coca-Cola in setting up its first foreign-funded factory in Shenzhen in the last century, Starbucks also began its cooperation with Yunnan Aiyi Group last year.

In Uganda, the value of coffee is much more than a drink, it is an indispensable part of interpersonal communication. The coffee beans wrapped in banana leaves are roasted over the fire to make a food called "Mpokoto", which is very much like Chinese zongzi. David took out some coffee beans for me to chew and taste together. David explained that chewing coffee beans is a symbol of the relationship between people, the relationship-building ceremony. Business partnerships often start with the aroma of coffee.

I asked Soloman, how do Chinese tourists feel when they arrive in Uganda? He replied, "after only a few days in Uganda, they miss Chinese food thousands of miles away." There are new Chinese restaurants in Uganda every year. " Mellow coffee beans are shipped to China, and exquisite Chinese food is delivered to Uganda. What a great cultural exchange!