Uganda robusta type of the world's leading coffee producer. 71% by volume of Robusta coffee production in the country, covers 65% of the financially. Arabica production is done in a limited amount of higher altitude. The most sought-after derivative cores that Bugia Arabica AA, Uganda, Kenya, a region close to overtaking the Elgon mountains in Bugisu. A tag Arabica derivatives are used, and a rating representing the highest quality.
Uganda Bugia to Bourbon SL14 and SL28 derivative, as well as Typica derivatives which also includes the Blue Mountain variety.
Difficulties in the 1930s, yields of Bourbon-type cores are grown in Kenya (drought resistance, rust, insects, etc.) Began to experience development work başlatırlıy. Scott Agricultural Laboratories (the current name of the National Agricultural Laboratories, NARLI) by Bourbon-type coffee will be resistant to genetic diseases are changed in a direction to increase productivity. Such cores are not as Bourbon SL for where genetic changes (Scott Labs) is called with a code and prefix.
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SLR-type core production work begins in 1930 and will be chosen among the types who resent efficient from 1935 to 1939. The suitability of a given production SL-14 in 1936, a core type. Especially with this outstanding resistance to drought Bourbon derivative, Kenya and Uganda, and produced in a variety emphasis.
SL-28 developed a core which started production in Kenya in 1931 Tanganyika. SL-28 offers a very high quality of taste, resistance to low productivity, which is a core Although the disease. Bourbon type Yemen Mocha and produced by treatment of the core gene.
A variety of arabica, which is the origin of Jamaica Blue Mountain. This core type called a Typica mutation and especially berry disease, fungal derivatives highly resistant to prevent the maturation of the cherries. Us against the world outside Jamaica, Kenya, Hawaii, Haiti, Papua New Guinea and tactics in Cameroon.
the largest shareholder in Uganda's success in favorable soil and climate of the country's agricultural sector. To the north of Uganda, the arid season soon, though many regions in December and January do not have problems in terms of getting plenty of rain and even rain can say.
Uganda Coffee Development Authority (Uganda Coffee Development Authority - UC), established by an Act of Parliament in 1991 and to improve coffee production in the country and begins to work as an institution responsible for regulating. Uganda Livestock and giving support to the countries in which institutions that depend on coffee development Fisheries Ministry. These features, as well as coffee farmers and workers and ensure a fair return for increasing trade both within the country in activities outside the country. UC their goals by differentiating from other African countries were added to the coffee authority in boosting domestic consumption. Thus encouraged the consumption of coffee production in the country as well as abroad, and both do their jobs they produce, tasting of producing both by balancing out the percentage of dependency aims to continuous improvement.
Uganda except coffee, cotton, tea, tobacco cultivation and production of brown sugar being held high.
