Uganda Coffee Development Authority

The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is a government agency mandated to "promote and oversee the coffee industry by supporting research, promoting production, controlling the quality and improving the marketing of coffee" in the country.[2]

Uganda Coffee Development Authority
UCDA
Agency overview
Formed1991
JurisdictionUganda
HeadquartersCoffee House
35 Jinja Road
Kampala
Agency executive
Parent agencyUganda Ministry of Agriculture
WebsiteHomepage

Location

The headquarters of the agency are located at Coffee House,Plot 35 Jinja Road, in the Central Business District of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of UCDA headquarters are:0°18'53.0"N, 32°35'28.0"E (Latitude:0.314735; Longitude:32.591106).[3]

About UCDA

Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) was established by an Act of Parliament 1991 and amended in 1994, Cap. 325 under the laws of the Republic of Uganda.

UCDA is established as a public Authority and its mandate is to promote and oversee the coffee industry by supporting research, promoting production, controlling the quality and improving the marketing of coffee in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the country and payments to the farmers. It is administered under the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.[4]

Values of the Authority

UCDA believes in and continues to aspire for the following values; a) Good governance. This takes into account high level of transparency, Accountability, Integrity, Respect for self and others b) Provide value for stakeholders c) Respect for the environment. Encouraging major stakeholders to produce coffee in a sustainable manner d) Decentralization and working in harmony with the public and private sector in the execution of its services

Objectives of the Authority

a) To promote, improve and monitor the marketing of coffee with a view to optimizing foreign exchange earnings and payments to the farmers; b) To control the quality of coffee in order to ensure that all coffee exported meets the standards stipulated by the contract between the seller and the buyer; c) To develop and promote the coffee and other related industries through research and extension arrangements; d) To promote the marketing of coffee as a final product; e) To promote domestic consumption of coffee.

[5] and price.[6]

See also

References
  1. United World (July 2017). "The birthplace of Robusta coffee". The World Folio. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. UCDA (31 May 2016). "Uganda Coffee Development Authority: Background - Who We Are". Kampala: Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. Google (31 May 2016). "Location of UCDA Headquarters" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. UMAAIF (31 May 2016). "The Agencies of the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (UMAAIF)". Kampala. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  5. Biryabarema, Elias (17 December 2015). "Uganda coffee exports rise 13 percent in November: UCDA". Reuters. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  6. Ojambo, Fred (30 August 2012). "Uganda Coffee Development Authority's Robusta Prices". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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