Residents of Kiboga district have been warned against harvesting unripe coffee.
Speaking during a phone interview with KFM, the Resident District Commissioner, Nalubega Mariam Sseguya said harvesting unripe coffee not only affects the quality of the final product, but also disrupts the natural growth cycle of the coffee plants, ultimately harming the entire industry in the region.
Coffee farming is one the most paying cash-crops Uganda, is should be noted that
recently, according to the daily monitor the farm gate price for a kilogram of Robusta coffee (FAQ OR Kase) is Shs 125,000, compared to Shs6,500 last year, and Uganda is among the top 10 coffee exporters in the world.
According to UCDA, world coffee production for 2023–24 is forecast to reach 171.4 million bags, 6.9 million bags higher than the previous year of 164.5 million bags, with higher output in Brazil, Colombia, and Ethiopia expected to more than offset reduced production in Indonesia.
