Notice from UCDA

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) through the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) informs the general public that the Government of Uganda is committed to its strategic objective of increasing coffee production to a target of 20 million bags per year by 2025 as set by His Excellency the President. To achieve this target, Government is distributing coffee seedlings to farmers who have dug holes in preparation for planting coffee seedlings in the March-May 2018 planting season. In order for the coffee seedlings to establish properly, farmers are required to prepare their gardens early, dig the right size holes (2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet) at the recommended spacing of 10 feet by 10 feet for Robusta Coffee and 8 feet by 8 feet for Arabica Coffee. The weather forecast from the Uganda National Meteorological Authority for March-May 2018 indicates that most coffee growing areas of the country are expected to receive near normal to above normal rainfall during the season, commencing early March and tapering in mid-June 2018. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON THIS NOTICE