Museveni backs sh751b coffee park to deepen Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has pledged support for the Nonda Coffee Park, a project aimed at shifting the country from raw bean exports to value-added processing. The facility is expected to generate over $800 million in annual revenue.
Why it matters
This project represents a significant effort by Uganda to capture more value within its domestic agricultural sector and expand its export footprint in the Middle East.
_____________________ President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thrown his weight behind a major coffee processing project in Nakaseke district that seeks to shift Uganda further away from exporting raw beans and towards value addition. The President pledged government support for the Nonda Coffee Park project during a meeting with the project's delegation at State House, Entebbe, on Monday (July 27), where officials presented progress on the planned facility and outlined preparations for its groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for October this year. Led by Nonda Coffee Park chief executive officer Tonny Miiro Kibuuka, the delegation told the President that the project is expected to become one of Uganda's biggest agro-industrial investments, creating jobs, expanding export opportunities and retaining a bigger share of the coffee value chain within the country. (Courtesy)
President Museveni in a group photo with Nonda Coffee Park delegation. (Courtesy)
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