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    Uganda pledges to increase coffee exports to China

    • Last Update: 2022-05-13
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    "Daily Observer" reported on March 19, Uganda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem said that Uganda is committed to increasing coffee to China .

     
    A few days ago, the Uganda China Coffee Day event was held simultaneously at the Guangzhou Jinda Coffee Beverage Market (one of the largest coffee markets in South China) and the Kampala office.
    Government officials, producers and farmers tasted the latest harvest of Robusta.
    Tower coffee and Arabica coffee samples
    .
     
    The Ugandan Consulate in Guangzhou and the Ugandan Embassy in China actively implement the economic and commercial foreign policy pursued by the Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and strive to strengthen bilateral trade with China
    .
     
    Okelo said President Museveni directed the Uganda Coffee Development Authority to accelerate coffee production from 3.
    5 million bags to 20 million bags by 2025
    .
     
    Uganda's coffee quality is currently ranked third globally, and the government is looking for ways to support private companies to enter the Chinese market, which will give farmers a good position in global trade
    .
     
      Dr.
    Emmanuel Iyamulemye, managing director of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), revealed: "Uganda will enter China in a big way
    .
    " Uganda coffee first entered China in 2003, and the event was one of the activities to find out how Uganda coffee could expand its market in China
    .
    Uganda's coffee production plan, which is to increase coffee production from 3.
    5 million bags to 20 million bags by 2030, draws on market experience around the world
    .
    He stressed that for China, UCDA is looking for a structured way to offset the import deficit by increasing coffee exports
    and focusing on high-quality specialty products .
     
      Uganda's acting ambassador to China, Fred Mugisha, further reiterated his commitment to increasing coffee exports to the People's Republic of China
    .
    He highlighted a memorandum of understanding between Uganda and the People's Republic of China that gives Uganda coffee access to the Chinese market
    .
    He encouraged coffee exporters to use the MoU to increase coffee exports to China
    .
     
      The head of Guangzhou Jinda Coffee Market emphasized the huge potential of Ugandan coffee in China, and said that he would cooperate with UCDA and other Ugandan companies willing to export Ugandan coffee to China
    .
    He also stressed that once China's travel restrictions are loosened, he will organize and lead a delegation of Chinese investors to Uganda to explore more opportunities in the coffee sector
    .
     
      According to UCDA, the Chinese coffee market has an estimated annual sales of US$11.
    5 billion and is expected to grow by 10% over the next five years
    .
    Currently, coffee consumption in China is growing at an annual rate of 15%-20%
    .
    With the increase in organic coffee production, Uganda has an advantage over other African countries in capturing the Chinese coffee market
    .
    Chinese coffee
     
      A few days ago, the Uganda China Coffee Day event was held simultaneously at the Guangzhou Jinda Coffee Beverage Market (one of the largest coffee markets in South China) and the Kampala office.
    Government officials, producers and farmers tasted the latest harvest of Robusta.
    Tower coffee and Arabica coffee samples
    .
     
      The Ugandan Consulate in Guangzhou and the Ugandan Embassy in China actively implement the economic and commercial foreign policy pursued by the Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and strive to strengthen bilateral trade with China
    .
     
      Okelo said President Museveni directed the Uganda Coffee Development Authority to accelerate coffee production from 3.
    5 million bags to 20 million bags by 2025
    .
     
      Uganda's coffee quality is currently ranked third globally, and the government is looking for ways to support private companies to enter the Chinese market, which will give farmers a good position in global trade
    .
     
      Dr.
    Emmanuel Iyamulemye, managing director of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), revealed: "Uganda will enter China in a big way
    .
    " Uganda coffee first entered China in 2003, and the event was one of the activities to find out how Uganda coffee could expand its market in China
    .
    Uganda's coffee production plan, which is to increase coffee production from 3.
    5 million bags to 20 million bags by 2030, draws on market experience around the world
    .
    He stressed that for China, UCDA is looking for a structured way to offset the import deficit by increasing coffee exports
    and focusing on high-quality specialty products .
    exit
     
      Uganda's acting ambassador to China, Fred Mugisha, further reiterated his commitment to increasing coffee exports to the People's Republic of China
    .
    He highlighted a memorandum of understanding between Uganda and the People's Republic of China that gives Uganda coffee access to the Chinese market
    .
    He encouraged coffee exporters to use the MoU to increase coffee exports to China
    .
     
      The head of Guangzhou Jinda Coffee Market emphasized the huge potential of Ugandan coffee in China, and said that he would cooperate with UCDA and other Ugandan companies willing to export Ugandan coffee to China
    .
    He also stressed that once China's travel restrictions are loosened, he will organize and lead a delegation of Chinese investors to Uganda to explore more opportunities in the coffee sector
    .
     
      According to UCDA, the Chinese coffee market has an estimated annual sales of US$11.
    5 billion and is expected to grow by 10% over the next five years
    .
    Currently, coffee consumption in China is growing at an annual rate of 15%-20%
    .
    With the increase in organic coffee production, Uganda has an advantage over other African countries in capturing the Chinese coffee market
    .
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