ITC’s Jacky Charbonneau sets out the necessity of helping local businesses build capacity to capture Africa’s value.

ITC’s Trade Support Institutions Strengthening team has been working with the National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) to improve its operational effectiveness and efficiency in resource management as it works to serve Uganda's coffee farmer associations.

ITC's Director of Market Development Anders Aeroe explains why and how ITC’s NTF II programme is helping producers in Africa and Asia to improve their livelihoods.

NTF II Uganda Steering Group visits farms, farmers’ associations and local partners, and learn how the project helps to benefit producers and exporters.

Uganda's National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises aims to further improve income opportunities for the country's coffee farmers and businesses. 

Challenges in coffee production were the focus of a two-day field training in Masaka for 60 leaders from six different farming associations eager to learn about the value-chain, export marketing and procedures, and traceability (4C). Participants at...

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...

The project includes a component on promotion and linkages to potential new buyers.  It was therefore possible to arrange for NUCAFE to present its products - both Arabica and Robusta coffees - at the annual EAFCA / African Coffee Conference and Exhibition...

A Monitoring and Evaluation training was conducted by experts from the International Trade Centre (ITC) and held at Jinja Nile Resort from 27th November to 1st December 2011.  The training was co-organised by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)...

Strengthening Institutional Strategy and Operational Capacities workshop was held in Grand Imperial Hotel in Kampala on 11th August 2011.  51 participants attended and the strategic development process was led by a team of consultants and it was aimed...