Uganda expects coffee production to increase by 14.8% in the 2025/26 crop year (October–September), driven by higher yields from newly planted coffee trees, a senior agriculture ministry official announced on Thursday.
As Africa’s leading coffee exporter—known mainly for its robusta beans—Uganda has seen both production and export volumes climb sharply in recent months, fueled by strong global prices and the maturation of new plantations.
According to Gerald Kyalo, Commissioner for the Coffee Department at the Ministry of Agriculture, Uganda anticipates producing 9.3 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee in the upcoming season, up from a projected 8.1 million bags the previous year.
“The major reason is increased planting. Many farmers have planted coffee which we anticipate will come into production this year and will inevitably push up exports as well,” Kyalo said.
President Yoweri Museveni’s government has supported the sector by distributing free coffee seedlings and fertilisers to farmers in a bid to expand cultivation and achieve a national production target of 30 million bags annually by 2030.
In the 12 months to August, Uganda earned $2.2 billion from coffee exports—an increase of 57% from the previous period, ministry data showed.
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Source:Africa Publicity
