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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88570, member: 27"]
A bunch of coffee players finally got their act together and formed a trade group to stop selling their beans for pocket change on the global market.

Commercial Coffee Producers Association of Uganda
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[*]The Commercial Coffee Producers Association of Uganda was launched after a March 19th General Assembly.
[*]Founding members include farmers, exporters, processors, and cooperatives all under one roof.
[*]The group’s game plan is quality, branding, collaboration, and export growth.
[*]They’re angling for better margins and more bargaining power for the whole chain.
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Six-Pronged Strategy
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[*]The association is focusing on quality, productivity, and getting beans into new markets.
[*]Members are also gunning for easier access to money and better logistics.
[*]They want to turn Ugandan coffee into a legit global brand everyone recognizes.
[*]The framework leans heavily on sharing knowledge across the entire industry.
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UKTP Program Roots
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[*]The British High Commission and International Trade Centre helped bankroll the early groundwork.
[*]Producers got their foot in the door at the big London, Manchester, and Madrid coffee festivals.
[*]Those international trips helped them lock in new buyers before the association was formal.
[*]Ambassador Lisa Chesney said the UK backs pushing Ugandan coffee up the value chain.
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