Should robusta coffee farmers only plant coffee cuttings?
SHOULD ROBUSTA COFFEE FARMERS ONLY PLANT COFFEE CUTTINGS? By Eriki Andrew Robusta coffee is the backbone of Uganda’s agriculture, accounting for over 80% to 85% of the nation’s total coffee production and making Uganda Africa’s largest Robusta exporter. Though commonly known as Robusta Coffee, the plant is scientifically known as Coffea canephora (especially C. canephora […]
Climate Smart Coffee Trees
CLIMATE SMART COFFEE TREES By Eriki Andrew Coffee is Uganda’s leading export earner, grown by millions of farmers across the country. We majorly produce Robusta coffee and Arabica coffee at high altitudes. However, climate change is heavily affecting coffee farming in Uganda, coffee farmers are struggling with unpredictable rains, long dry spells, higher temperatures which […]
Nutrient management in coffee production
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN COFFEE PRODUCTION By Eriki Andrew Coffee is one of the most nutrient-demanding perennial crops. Coffee trees occupy the same soil for decades – continuously drawing on its fertility to sustain vegetative growth, flowering, and fruit production at the same time. Coffee trees need 13 soil-derived mineral nutrients to function normally. These are […]