This article provides a comprehensive overview of Africa’s coffee landscape, covering production volumes, leading origins, processing techniques, certifications, export destinations and industrial uses. Africa consistently produces 19–21 million 60-kg bags of coffee, with Ethiopia and Uganda accounting for the majority of output. The article explains how East Africa’s Arabicas and West/Central Africa’s Robustas differ in flavor and processing, and highlights the contrasting use of washed versus natural methods across regions.
Uganda’s coffee sector uniquely combines large-scale Robusta production with a growing supply of high-quality highland Arabicas, a “dual-crop” profile that makes the country attractive to both commodity buyers and specialty roasters. In 2024/25 Uganda produced roughly 6.7 million 60-kg bags (~400,000 metric tons) of green coffee, about 85% Robusta and 15% Arabica, supporting some 1.7–1.8 million rural households. Robusta from the warmer lowland basins around Lake Victoria and central Uganda supplies consistent, high-yield beans ideal for instant coffee, espresso blends and industrial uses, while Arabicas from cool volcanic highlands (Bugisu, Mt. Elgon, Rwenzori and West Nile) offer bright acidity, complex fruit notes and specialty-cup potential.
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