Museveni backs $200 million Nonda Coffee Park in Uganda
Museveni backed a $200 million Nonda Coffee Park in Nakaseke as Uganda pushes to export more processed coffee and keep more value at home.
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni backed a $200 million Nonda Coffee Park in Nakaseke District, a coffee processing and value addition facility meant to create jobs and lift export earnings by selling processed coffee instead of raw beans.
The delegation was led by Nonda Coffee Park chief executive Tonny Miiro Kibuuka, who briefed Museveni on the project’s progress and sought further government support. Museveni welcomed the plan and pledged backing for the establishment of the facility, while government will mobilize farmers to meet the higher coffee demand the park is expected to generate.
Uganda Coffee Development Authority’s Coffee Sub-Sector Strategy 2020/21-2024/25 puts coffee at about 14% of Uganda’s commodity exports over the past 10 years and about 42% of farming households. The facility is meant to capture more of the roasting, sorting, grinding and export margin that currently leaves the country with the green bean.
UCDA data show Uganda exported 642,981 60-kilo bags worth US$198.62 million in March 2025, at an average export price of US$5.15 per kilo. Over the last 12 months, from November 2024 to October 2025, coffee exports totaled 8.4 million bags worth US$2.4 billion, up from 5.8 million bags worth US$1.3 billion in the previous 12 months. UCDA data also show monthly exports topped 500,000 bags in July, August and September 2020, the highest levels since liberalisation in 1991.
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