Uganda is Africa's number one coffee exporter and second producer after Ethiopia. According to Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), Uganda's coffee export earnings are estimated at 4.2 million 60kg bags, most of it going to Europe. Coffee is the third most important national income earner after tourism and foreign funding. More than 80 per cent of the coffee produced in Uganda is Robusta, a variety that is mostly grown on the lowland areas.
Robusta coffee threatened
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