Mt Elgon Gibuzale, Uganda

12 GBP

One of the key areas covered by the programme is Gibuzale. Situated at 1,900 metres above sea level, Gibuzale washing station is the highest and most remotely located washing station operated by Kyagalanyi. 1,328 smallholder producers belonging to the Kyagalanyi group delivered cherries for this particular Gibuzale lot, 1,103 of which are male and 225 are female. All participating producers are smallholders whose families have grown coffee for generations. The average farm size is only around 1 hectare, and on this land most families also grow a variety of subsistence crops such as matooke (cooking banana) and fruit trees, beans, peas, millet and coco yam. Although matooke is also an important cash crop, coffee is the more valuable source of income for most families, particularly for livelihood improvement investment. It represents about 80% of the farm acreage and provides the cash flow required for large investments (school fees, livestock, land, house construction etc.), whereas matooke provides a week-on-week regular cash flow for smaller day-to-day purchases.

Origin

Uganda Mt Elgon

Process

washed

Varietal

SL14, SL28

Altitude

1900 m