[UAH] IS COFFE STILL UGANDA'S MAJOR CASH CROP?.

IS COFFE STILL UGANDA'S MAJOR CASH CROP?.

click on link below for more information on Uganda's coffee..

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As a country what do we boost of as our key Export Agricultural or manufacturing product?.

What must be done to improve on our country's export base?.

Thank you,

Adam Luzindana Buyinza

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UGANDA COFFEE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (UCDA)
FULL DESCRIPTION
Year Established	25-MAY-1991
Names of CEO	Mr. Henry Ngabirano
Director's Telephone/Mobile No	(+256)-414-256940
Director's Email	ucda@ugandacoffee.org
Category	Business and Trade Associations
Vision	oUR VISION Is Making Uganda a distinguished producer of high value coffee, AND our Mission is To promote and oversee the development of the entire coffee subsector through support to research, propagation of clean planting materials, quality assurance, value addition and timely provision of market information to stakeholders.
CoreValues	a) Good governance. This takes into account high level of transparency, Accountability, Integrity, Respect for self and others b) Provide value for stakeholders c) Respect for the environment. Encouraging major stakeholders to produce coffee in a sustainable manner d) Decentralization and working in harmony with the public and private sector in the execution of its services
Achievements
Awards
Brief Projects/Activities	Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) was established by an Act of Parliament 1991 and amended in 1994, Cap. 325 under the laws of the Republic of Uganda. UCDA is established as a public Authority and its mandate is to promote and oversee the coffee industry by supporting research, promoting production, controlling the quality and improving the marketing of coffee in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the country and payments to the farmers. It is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and is capable of suing or being sued in its corporate name. Objectives of the Authority The objectives of the Authority are:- a) To promote, improve and monitor the marketing of coffee with a view to optimizing foreign exchange earnings and payments to the farmers; b) To control the quality of coffee in order to ensure that all coffee exported meets the standards stipulated by the contract between the seller and the buyer; c) To develop and promote the coffee and other related industries through research and extension arrangements; d) To promote the marketing of coffee as a final product; e) To promote domestic consumption of coffee.
Major Donors/Funders
No. of Employees	0
Contact Details
Country	Uganda
City	KAMPALA
Email	ucda@ugandacoffee.org
Fax	+256-414-256994
Website	ugandacoffee.org
Office Tel	(+256)-414-256940 / 312-260470
Address	Uganda Coffee Development Authority Physical Address: Plot 35 Jinja Road, Coffee House Postal Address: P.O.Box 7267, Kampala, Uganda