Dukunde Kawa, Rwanda

Africa

Active members: 1.192
Active from year: 2000
Total production capacity: 254,000 kg of green beans

Product: Coffee, milk, yoghurt
Certifications: Fairtrade, Organic, UTZ, Rainforest Alliance,Café Practices 

Sales information

Product: Washed Arabica, centrally processed
Quality: Average 86.5 cup score
Quantity: 143,000 kg of green beans

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Dukunde Kawa Cooperative started in 2000 as a small association of 300 coffee growers.Progreso started working with Dukunde Kawa in 2015, and currently Dukunde has a fully operational washing station including a color sorter to process the coffee of the around 1,000 farmer members.

Contact Progreso for more information: daan@progreso.nl

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Busongora J County Joint Farmers Cooperative, Uganda

Africa

Active members: 516
Active from year: 2003
Total production capacity: 232,500 kg of green beans

Product: Coffee
Certifications: N/A

Sales information

Product: Washed and natural Arabica, centrally processed
Variety/Quality: Specialty Coffee
Quantity: 63,000 kg of green beans

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The Busongora coopertive is located in the Rwenzori mountains, in western Uganda. The Rwenzori mountains are characterised by there fertile soils, ideal for the growth of coffee. The cooperative was established in2003 and fully registered as a cooperative in 2021. That same year Busongora started working with Progreso to sell specialty coffee to buyers abroad.

 

 

 

 

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Bundibugyo Improved Cocoa Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd, Uganda

Africa

Active members: 4.808
Active from year: 2012
Total production capacity: 3.00.000 kg of dry cocoa beans

Product: Cocoa
Certifications: : Fairtrade, organic in process

Sales information

Product: Cocoa, farmer and centrally processed
Variety/Quality: FAQ, export grade, specialty fine flavor
Quantity: 3.000.000 kg of dry cocoa beans

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Bundibugyo Improved Cocoa Farmers Cooperative Society Ltd (BIC) started as an association in 2012.

Since 2014 they have been supported by the Rabo Foundation for loan facility. Since 2019 Progreso is also working with BIC to strengthen the business capacity and improve the quality.

 

 

 

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Mt. Rwenzori Coffee  Farmers, Uganda

Africa

Active members: 1,254 active members
Active from year: 2014
Total production capacity: 330,000 kg of green beans

Product: Coffee
Certifications: Fairtrade

Sales information

Product: Natural Arabica, centrally processed
Variety/Quality: Naturals, farm washed and centrally washed Arabica
Quantity: 126,000 kg of green beans

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The Mt Rwenzori Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Union is located in the Kasese district, in the Rwenzori region of western Uganda. MRCFCU was founded in 2014 and formally registered in 2018. It currently consists of 25 primary societies and local groups, with 1,254 active members who are dedicated to the production of coffee.

With support from Progreso MRCFCU is strengthening its capacity, has become Fairtrade certified, has built micro washing stations and is preparing to direct export high-quality coffee.

 

Contact Progreso for more information: janet@progreso.nl

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Bukonzo Joint, Uganda

Africa

Active members: 1.707
Active from year: 1999
Total production capacity: 5,640,566 kg of green beans

Product: Coffee
Certifications: Fairtrade, Organic

Sales information

Product  Washed Arabica, centrally processed
Quantity: 422,400 kg of green beans

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Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Union Limited was registered in 1999 and currently has over 1700 members and 15 farmer owned washing stations. Bukonzo Joint is one of the largest Unions in Uganda with established market relations worldwide.

Contact Progreso for more information: janet@progreso.nl

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Bufombo Organic Farmers Association, Uganda

Africa

Active members: 942
Active from year: 1997
Total production capacity: 425,250 kg parchment

Product: Coffee
Certifications: Fairtrade, Organic, UTZ

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Product: Arabica, farmer washed
Quality: 80 cupping score

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Progreso has been supporting BOFA since 2014 through capacity building on financial and business management, Certification Standards and Compliance of the board, staff and farmer members.

To improve the coffee production, trainers were trained and farm tools were distributed. With support from Progreso, BOFA has been able to sell about 80% of its’ coffee for a premium price, and they obtained working capital from the Rabobank Foundation. Furthermore,BOFA established a banana mother garden and distributed quality maize and bean seeds in order to improve food security of its’ members.

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Zombo Coffee Partners, Uganda

Africa

Active members: 1500
Active from year: 2018
Total production capacity: 60,000 kg of green beans

Product: Coffee
Certifications: In conversion to Organic

Sales information

Product: Washed and natural Arabica microlots
Quality: 84 – 86 cup score (60% of volume)
Quantity: 45,000 kg of green beans

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Zombo Coffee Partners (ZCP)is a small private company working in close partnership with farmer groups in northwestern Uganda. With technical and financial support from ZCP and others, each group has built a micro-station for coffee processing, which it owns and operates. ZCP trains and pre-finances the farmer groups, markets their coffee, and shares profits with them. As of September 2020, 700 farmers are in conversion to organic production.

Contact Progreso for more information: janet@progreso.nl

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ABOCFA Cocoa Farmers, Ghana

Africa

Active members: 696
Active from year: 2007
Total production capacity: 1,005,003 kg dry beans

Product: Cocoa
Certifications: Fairtrade, Organic

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Product: Cocoa
Quantity: 850,000 kg dry beans

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Progreso has been supporting ABOCFA since 2012, with a focus on capacity building on organizational development and cocoa marketing. ABOCFA has grown in size and strength over the past years, and is currently producing about 1,000 Metric Tons of Organic and Fairtrade Cocoa.

Contact Progreso for more information: admin@progreso.nl

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