Question time with Ugandan tea growers

Posted by Siobhan, November 1st, 2010, Comments (3)
As you know, we recently had visitors from the Uganda Tea Development Agency (UTDA) and two of our Ugandan tea partners; Igara and Kayonza. Although they had a packed schedule, they made time for a great discussion about your questions related to all things tea! Thanks for sending in your … Read more

Gumutindo, great Arabica coffee from Uganda

Posted by Paul, July 1st, 2010, Comments (0)
Gumutindo Coffee Co-operative is located in Mbale, Uganda. Smallscale coffee farmers live around slopes of Mount Elgon, Uganda’s highest mountain located near the Kenyan border. This region  is well known for its fertile soil and tropical weather that helps to produce one of the highest quality Arabica coffees in the … Read more

Latest update from Gumutindo, Uganda

Posted by Cafédirect, March 17th, 2010, Comments (3)
We’ve recently received an update from Gumutindo, one of our producer partners in Uganda, whose growers suffered devastation due to vast mudslides on the evening of  March 1st 2010.  Emmanuel Wandega is the Information and Communications Manager and has told us: “There no words to adequately describe the tragedy that … Read more

Update from Uganda

Posted by Cafédirect, March 3rd, 2010, Comments (0)
Heavy rains in the Bududa district of Uganda have led to devastating mudslides in Mount Elgon National Park.  Media reports state that three villages have been buried under the mud with at least 86 people dead and at least 300 people missing. This is a truly horrendous situation and we … Read more

Greetings from Uganda – the Pearl of Africa!

Posted by Alex, August 25th, 2009, Comments (0)
If you are a Friend or Shareholder of Cafédirect, you may have got excited to see a beautiful postcard showing sunrise over Mt Elgon, home to the Gumutindo Co-operative, Uganda dropping onto your doormat.   Your friends didn’t go on holiday there after all, but there is a note … Read more

From the tea fields of Uganda to the coffee farms of Tanzania…

Posted by Cafédirect, August 7th, 2009, Comments (0)
The latest news just in from the Cafédirect UK team….. We had a bum numbing six hour car journey from Igara Tea Growers’ Factory in Uganda to KCU (Kagera Co-operative Union) in Tanzania. We left Igara inspired by the people and communities we visited – people like Genevieve, a midwife … Read more

Transformational tea!

Posted by Cafédirect, August 6th, 2009, Comments (0)
The next installment from the team in Uganda……… Wow, you need to be on the ball for an Igara Tea Board meeting! “Why are you not buying more tea?” “We want Cafédirect to buy more…” “Have you tried this, we suggest you do that.” These people are passionate, natural and … Read more

Hello from Uganda!

Posted by Cafédirect, August 5th, 2009, Comments (0)
Some of the Cafédirect UK team are visiting tea and coffee growers in Uganda and Tanzania at the moment to see firsthand what’s involved in bring tea and coffee to you. Ben Styche from our Sales team has been in touch to tell us how their first day went. Here’s … Read more
 
 
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