乌干达咖啡行业正处于十字路口:从产量到增值

Group 1 - Uganda's coffee production is on the rise, increasing from 7.8 million bags in the 2022/23 fiscal year to 8.2 million bags in the 2023/24 fiscal year, with export revenue soaring from $845 million to $1.144 billion [1] - The Ugandan government plans to allocate 30 billion shillings to the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) by the 2025/26 fiscal year to support the development of high-yield, pest-resistant, and climate-adaptive coffee varieties, aiming to boost annual production to 20 million bags by 2030 [1] Group 2 - Despite agriculture providing employment for most of Uganda's population, its contribution to GDP has declined from 34.1% in 2000 to 24.9% currently, indicating low productivity and value addition in the sector [2] - The coffee industry presents a unique opportunity to reverse this trend and catalyze social and economic transformation, necessitating increased local value addition and investment in agricultural industrialization and strategic infrastructure [2] - The Luwero Coffee Project, led by Nonda Commodities in collaboration with Ingazi Group International and the Ugandan government, aims to process over 35,000 tons of coffee annually, becoming one of the largest coffee value addition centers in the country [2]