NUCAFE coffees win quality competition

March 01, 2012

More than 150 farmers from our project partner NUCAFE took part in coffee-quality workshops in coffee-growing regions in the second half of 2011. Training included coffee cupping, made possible with a mobile coffee laboratory. In January 2012, several of NUCAFE's farm associations participated in the national Taste of Harvest coffee competition. A total of 17 Robusta coffees from around Uganda were evaluated using a new and extensive Robusta cupping protocol launched by Uganda Coffee Development Authority - also a project partner. NUCAFE coffees came out as numbers one and two, and were among the coffees that were subsequently promoted at the annual EAFCA coffee conference in February 2012.

NUCAFE at African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition

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