Coffee Plants – An Important Source

Uganda coffee plants flowering

Coffee Plants in Uganda – Integral to Income In Uganda, coffee is a critical part of the economy and its importance is growing. Over 1.8 million households grow coffee. Coffee contributes nearly a third of Uganda’s export earnings. Every small contribution of coffee beans from each house hold, then sold...

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Abundant Coffee Blossoms Welcomed

Uganda coffee exports

A bounty of coffee blossoms means a good crop is hopeful. Coffee is a major export of Uganda. Last year, Uganda’s coffee exports were thriving – and this year promises to be another prosperous year! Here is a little history, for example: June 2021-May 2022: Coffee exports totaled 6.35 million...

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November in Uganda

At the Equator, Uganda experiences quite a different temperature range than November in the United States! Bright, colorful flowering trees and harvesting are most welcome as Advent...

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Grasshopper Season

The stormy seasons bring a lot of strong winds and rainy downpours but there is a good side, too. It is also the season for grasshoppers here in Uganda, where they are seen as a nutritious delicacy – either boiled or deep-fried. They are so popular that grasshopper trappers very...

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Bountiful Harvest

harvest of green tomatoes

Today we had a great harvest of the bitter tomatoes (a small version of eggplant). It is one of the leading vegetables in tropical Africa. In the humid zone of West Africa it is mainly grown for its immature fruit (sometimes called the garden egg), in the savanna area frequently...

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