AMB. BILL KAYONGA TO BE THE FACE OF THE APRIL – JUNE 2019 AFCA MAGAZINE

The AFCA Magazine editorial board is pleased to announce that Ambassador George William Kayonga is going to be the cover face of the April – June 2019 Magazine Issue.

Who is Ambassador George William Kayonga?

Amb. George William Kayonga CEO National Agricultural Export Development Board Previously served as Permanent Secretary in   the Ministry of East African Affairs, the Rwandan High Commissioner to Kenya and successfully runs a private business. Holds a Master’s degree in International studies and Diplomacy and Bachelor of Commerce-Finance degree.

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BEYOND THE COFFEE BEAN; NEW FRONTIERS IN IMPROVING COFFEE PRODUCERS LIVELIHOODS THROUGH FAIRTRADE.

Eastern Africa due to its ecology, climate, altitude, and rich coffee genus, is known to produce speciality co ee. Quality coffee starts with the producer whose family has likely spent generations perfecting their approach to farming highest quality coffee. Grown in select altitudes and climates and nursed for years before the first harvest, the producer who creates specialty coffee devotes his or her life to refining and perfecting some of the highest quality coffee on the planet.

In a nutshell, Fairtrade is an alternative approach to conventional trade based on a partnership between producers and traders, businesses and consumers. The international Fairtrade system – made up of Fairtrade International and its member organizations – represents the world’s largest and most recognized fair trade system. Shoppers can recognize products that meet the Fairtrade Standards by the FAIRTRADE Mark. It is through the Mark that we advocate for better working conditions and improved terms of trade for farmers and workers across Africa and the Middle East.

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STRONG BLACK COFFEE WHY AREN’T AFRICAN-AMERICANS MORE PROMINENT IN THE COFFEE INDUSTRY?

As profiled in the Nov/Dec Roast 2018 Magazine

By Phyllis Johnson

Research shows that African-Americans are less likely than other ethnic groups in the United States to select coffee as a beverage of choice. Yet coffee’s history links major contributions not only to Africa but the diaspora around the globe. Ethiopia is praised as the birthplace of coffee, and for giving us some of the most prized coffees in the world. African enslavement was the original source of labor for coffee’s production in Brazil, the Caribbean and the West Indies, and farmers of African descent continue to play a key role in its production. So how is it that African-Americans are only loosely connected to this long-standing historical continuum in coffee, finding themselves underrepresented as consumers as well as professionals in the coffee industry? And how can we as an industry bridge this gap?

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POLICY CHANGES IN THE TANZANIA’S COFFEE INDUSTRY & DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION AS THE FUTURE OF AFRICA’S COFFEE

Meet Amir Hamza, Acting Board Chair, Tanzania Coffee Board & Chairman and CEO of Amir Hamza (T) Limited the owner of the largest Coffee Soluble Plant in East & Central Africa.

We meet up with Amir Hamza at the Mutukula, the Uganda Tanzania Border. We then drive down to Bukoba. Amir shares hilarious stories with us on our 2 hour trip down south. He and his plant manager Ayub tell us about the history of the area, the Idi Amin invasion and local delicacies: roasted grasshoppers included. The entire interview was conducted in their Amimza Board room.

Thank you for having us Bwana Amir.

Questions

  1. Who is Mr. Amir Hamza?

He is a Tanzanian who loves his country, he loves his home town Bukoba and he loves coffee.

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Africa Coffee Academy’s Mentorship and Training Program: Meet Ms Marble Ndagire – their 2018 Youth Flagship Bearer

Uganda the pearl of Africa. Yes, it is. It is the birth place of the second most traded commodity. I call it the black gold; Robusta Coffee. In a country with a wealth of natural resources; it has a lot more to offer to attract business growth and investment, the Uganda government is committed to developing the private sector e.g. it supports business through the private sector foundation to access opportunities under its matching grant facility. Uganda is among the few countries that benefits from the quota and duty free product access into the US (AGOA), EU (under the EBA and GSP scheme), India (Under the DFT scheme) and China (Under the DFQF scheme), with regulations that permit 100% foreign ownership of companies and it produces more than 15,000 university graduates annually and these are a fraction of the 75% youths that comprise the total of the population. Uganda really is the pearl of Africa.

Uganda is the largest African coffee exporter and the second largest producer. Uganda’s agricultural exports average at 80% of which coffee exports contributes 22% of the total exports accounting the lion’s shares as a foreign currency earner. The Uganda Coffee Value Chain system employs over 1.7 million households and it is estimated that the coffee farmer earns over 70% of the export value of the coffee exported. Currently, the Uganda government through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) and Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is implement the presidential directive to increase the total coffee exports from the current 4.5 million (60Kg) bags expected to reach over 5 million bags in the coffee year 2018/19 to 20 million bags by the year 2025.

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