JKCC General supplies Ltd and it’s Partner Global Social Impact Investments conducted a survey to Address challenges coffee farmers face in central parts /regions Uganda. The districts that the survey was being conducted include; Wakiso, Mpigi, Butambala, and Gomba. The surveyors met different
Kasese is the leading producer of Arabica coffee in western Uganda. It’s a district, bordering Democratic Republic of Congo. JKCC having its core objective of increasing productivity and eradicate poverty amongst traditional small holder coffee productivity. It sent its Representatives to communities in
Coffee is the leading cash crop in Uganda, contributing to over 19% of the total exports of the country. Through different supporting programs, jkcc extends to the coffee farmers, we have managed to distribute thousands of coffee seedlings to farmers in Gomba district
JKCC has advised Coffee farmers in Buikwe District to consider adding value to their coffee for good quality as they improve their standards of living.
JKCC has challenged Luwule farmers to form groups that will enable them share ideas and ease the process of acquiring skills in good agricultural practices. This would enable farmers improve coffee quality, quantity and collectively fight the pests and diseases.
As a way of curbing unemployment rate for youths that is currently three times that of adults in Uganda, JKCC has given out farm tools and equipment to youths. The boost is intended to interest youths into coffee growing and coffee value chain
Coffee farmers in Nanziga and Maya villages of Wakiso District have cried out loud to JKCC to run to their rescue over the increasing Coffee wilt disease that is drastically affecting their coffee.
In Uganda, coffee farming is the main source of income for many families yet over 80 percent of these families are still living below the poverty line.
“…Growing up in a coffee farming family was an inspiration for me to venture into the business.” Ssegawa John Bosco a youthful farmer from Mpenja -Gomba District narrates.
The JKCC farmer wing “Consortium of Central and Western Farmers Association (COCEWEFA)” has engaged coffee farmer leaders to forge ways of spreading roots deep on the ground to boost coffee farming.