KYAGALANYI COFFEE LTD Sustainable coffee schemes For Volcafe
KYAGALANYI COFFEE LTD Sustainable coffee schemes For Volcafe Specialty Anneke Fermont - January 2020
1. Uganda as a coffee origin Background Map of East Africa
1. Uganda as a coffee origin Background Key facts • 1. 7 million smallholders • Export = 4 to 4. 5 million bags • 75% Robusta / 25% Arabica Successes • Significant growth (+60%) in exports in 5 yr • Arabica quality is approaching Kenya => More speciality buyers Challenges • Low productivity • Low agronomy knowledge • No business mind-set in agriculture • Social issues
2. Kyagalanyi Background Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd. • No 1 exporter in Uganda • 17% of total exports in 2018/19 • 52% of washed Arabica Operations • Dry mill in Kampala • Operations across the country • Arabica: 8 washing stations + 3 units • Robusta: 8 Robusta units
3. Sustainable coffee schemes Background Schemes / 21, 907 HHs • Mt. Elgon / 11, 135 HHs / 45 staff • West Nile / 6, 103 HHs / 25 staff • Rwenzori / 4, 056 HHs / 24 staff • Comm. Robusta / 613 HHs / 4 staff • Management team: 4 staff Certifications & standards • UTZ • C. A. F. E. Practices • RA • AAA • Volcafe Way Certified volumes • 5, 000 MT in 2019/20
4. Sustainable schemes & service delivery 1. Processing equipment Aim: Improve quality Mt. Elgon / 11, 135 HHs • 358 hand pulpers with farmer groups • 5 medium washing stations • Central drying & pre-cleaning unit West Nile / 6, 103 HHs • 265 hand pulpers • 1 small washing station Rwenzori/ 4, 056 HHs • 104 hand pulpers • 2 large central processing stations with dryers & hullers
4. Sustainable schemes & service delivery 2. Agronomy trainings Aim: Improve production & profits Individual household trainings - 2019 • 21, 386 indiv. HH trainings reaching 31, 355 Arabica farmers • 1, 024 Robusta VW farm visits Group agronomy trainings - 2019 • 817 demo plots • 2, 541 group agronomy trainings reaching 40, 440 farmers • 31 Volcafe Way model farms • 102 VW group trainings reaching 2, 140 farmers
4. Sustainable schemes & service delivery 3. Special projects Aim: Improve social conditions Gender • 140 saving groups / 4, 200 farmers • 2, 800 HHs use range of tools to improve joined decision making & planning in HH Coffee youth teams • 35 teams provide commercial farm management services • 124 youth self-employed Child education • West Nile since 2014
4. Impact on farmer livelihoods Impact Yield • 50 – 70% increase in average coffee yields in Mt. Elgon & West Nile schemes Prices & premiums • 15 -25% quality premium • 3 -5% UTZ premium Coffee income • 70 – 115% increase in average coffee income
5. Child education in West Nile Situation Types of child labour Root causes • Quite some children (6 -12) out of school • Poverty • Many children (6 -12) partly out of school • Only 580 coffee trees on average • Few children (< 18) in dangerous labour • Poor market access for non-coffee • Very few farmers hiring children • Poor quality schools • Poor accessibility schools
5. Child education project in West Nile Why do we work on this theme? Start Options • 2014 started working in West Nile • Hide • Internal inspections showed 5 -8% of • Remove affected households registered members had one or more children (partially) out of school • Deep-dive & start work
5. Child education project in West Nile How – partners / all same message: children need to be in school UTZ/RA & Hivos Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd. Local government • Donors • HH mapping & counselling • Community awareness • Knowledge • Improving HH income • By-laws CEFORD – regional NGO UNATU – teacher union • Community awareness • Improve school environment • HH mapping & counselling • Children monitoring clusters • Links with local government • Remedial teaching
5. Child education project in West Nile How – farm level Household mapping Child labour eradication plans • Joined CEFORD & KCL work • Agree with HHs on targets • Child labour liaison officers • Identify source of money for school • Map 100% of member HHs in a region • Agree who will do work of children • Identify all children in child labour • Uniform mapping format • Central database Improving coffee production • Longer term solution to increase income
5. Child education project in West Nile Results & evaluation Successes • > 1, 500 children returned to school • % HHs with CL reduced from 50 to 8% • Contributed to new UTZ/RA approach to fight child labour (cont. improvement) • Recognition • Spill-over to other areas Lessons learned • Key elements: • Many partners, one message • Shared definitions on child labour • Complementary approaches • No guarantee of zero child labour to clients • Scaling-up takes time • Important to manage reputational risks
6. Genuine Origin coffees from Uganda Mt. Elgon A Rwenzori Process: Fully washed Natural Stations: Blend of washing stations Kisinga station Cup notes: Citrus acidity, green tea, floral Good body, all-rounder; 83 points Dark fruit notes, strong acidity, red grape, plum; 84 points Varieties: SL 14, 28 and 34 and Bugisu SL 14 and 28 Altitude (masl): 1, 150 – 2, 200 1, 200 – 1, 800 Climate: Unimodal rainfall Bi-modal rainfall Coffee production: 100% shade grown (trees & banana) Average producer: 1, 700 coffee trees on 2. 6 acres Cattle, banana, vegetables 420 coffee trees on 0. 8 acres Banana, potatoes, vegetables Details 11, 135 HHs supported by 45 staff + 70% yield increase since 2009 Wide range of services 2, 024 HHs supported by 13 staff since 2018 Increasing service provision Certifications: UTZ, RA, CP, VW UTZ
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