SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) -- Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a ...

With some education and training, a woman in Uganda defies cultural norms and starts up her own coffee business. But she ruffled feathers in the process by purchasing coffee beans only from women ...

Maria Håkansson, the Ambassador of Sweden to Uganda, said the initiative is in response to the growing challenge across many coffee-producing countries, including Uganda, where an ageing farmer ...

Uganda has unveiled its first national regional coffee flavour profiles, a move expected to reshape how the country presents its coffee to global buyers. The Ministry of Agriculture says the ten ...

Coffee farmers in Gomba District have criticised officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and agencies responsible for trade and export promotion, accusing them of ...

President Museveni’s high-level meeting with a delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given Uganda’s coffee sector a boost. Ali O Alswayeh, who led the Saudi delegation, reaffirmed their ...

Meridah Nandudu, Bayaaya specialty coffee ltd founder, holds fried roasted coffee beans in Mbale, Uganda, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda) SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned ...

In parts of Uganda, coffee is seen as a man's thing, and that includes growing it, selling it, even drinking it. But one woman is challenging the status quo. She has built her own coffee company, and ...