Opportunities in Uganda’s Arabica value chain
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Morjaria-et-al-2018-policy-brief-43410.pdf
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- Coffee is an important part of the Ugandan economy, stably generating around 15% of export earnings for the past 15 years, even as other exports have risen.
- Uganda produces 1% of the world’s Arabica crop, but while its production is increasing and is highly competitive, it has been overlooked by trade and consumers.
- The project explored two policy options for developing the Arabica sector. Firstly, improving market positioning and pricing, and secondly, structural changes to upgrade the value chain in the west.
- The brief provides three specific policy recommendations that, if taken up, could generate an estimated additional value to the coffee sector of $45 million per year before any volume effects.