National Union of Coffee Agri-businesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE)
Phone: +256 414 236199 | Fax: +256 414 236199
Web: www.nucafe.org
Location: 2nd,Floor Suite 2.7/2.9 Plot 35,Jinja Road,Coffee House Postal Address: P.O.Box,34967,Kampala-Uganda  NUCAFE: USAID earmarks sh1.3bn to promote Uganda’s national coffee policy Efforts to implement the National Coffee Policy got a shot in the arm after the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) earmarked $480,000 (about 1.37bn) towards promoting Uganda’s coffee sector development plans as stipulated in the Policy.The National Coffee Policy is expected to rejuvenate Uganda’s coffee sector.This funding is channeled through the National Union of Coffee Agri-businesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) a local entity that is taking on the task of popularizing the Policy among all actors in the coffee value chain, including coffee farmers, coffee buyers, coffee processors, packers and exporters. Acknowledging USAID’s financial support, NUCAFE executive director, Joseph Nkandu hailed the deal as a landmark partnership aimed at enabling coffee farmers to understand all principles and government of Uganda intentions stipulated in the Policy.“USAID was instrumental in the launch of the Policy,” he said. Read more ▪ |