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Coffee cherries drying in the Ugandan sunMichael Starkie / Unsplash
1.1°N 34.5°E · 1,300–2,300 maslGrown in Mount Elgon (Bugisu)
Ugandan coffee
Robusta grows wild in Uganda's forests, and the country is one of Africa's biggest coffee exporters. Its best arabicas come from the slopes of Mount Elgon on the Kenyan border.
From the expedition filesRobusta grows wild in Uganda's forests and once sealed brotherhood and marriage.Fading art: Robusta as a token of brotherhoodRead the Uganda file, with every source →- Region
- Mount Elgon (Bugisu)
- Altitude
- 1,300–2,300 masl
- Varieties
- SL14, SL28, Bourbon; robusta in the lowlands
- Process
- Washed (arabica), natural (robusta)
Harvest calendar
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In the cup
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On the stamps
Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika · 1935Joint stamp of Kenya, Uganda and TanganyikaWikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Uganda's coffee, on the post
