Specialty Coffee – Uganda Bududa Natural

This lot is sourced from farmers in the communities of Bududa and Bukalasi on Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda. These farmers supply our long time partners in the region Zukuka Bora Coffee Company. The purchase price of this coffee includes a dedicated premium used to fund social projects in the community.

The Zukuka Bora Coffee project was set up to support the people of Mt Elgon in many different ways. While coffee farmers are at the heart of the project, the profits from the project are also used to support their partner NGO: JENGA Community Development. JENGA have been working in the Mt Elgon area for almost 20 years, and had laid much of the groundwork for Zukuka Bora to build relationships with farmers and their communities. JENGA operate a range of projects – including education sponsorship, clean water schemes, savings groups, health promotion and training, and wider farming support.

Bukhanakwa is Zukuka Bora’s most remote farmer group. It is well over an hour's walk from our Wanale washing station over the top of the ridge. The community produces extremely good coffee, sometimes growing up to 2100m. The introduction of the project to this area has been welcomed with huge enthusiasm, and Zukuka Bora have been able to buy coffee direct from the farmers – something that has not been done in the area for decades. Farmers are paid a good price with a bonus and as such, production is going up year on year.