UGANDA – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and World Coffee Research (WCR) have announced a €850,000 co-investment to strengthen Uganda’s coffee seed systems, improve farmer livelihoods, and support long-term sector sustainability. The three-year initiative brings together WCR, UNIDO through its ACT Coffee Programme funded by the Italian Cooperation, the Lavazza Foundation, The J.M. Smucker Co., and JDE Peet’s in a collaborative effort aimed at securing the future of Uganda’s coffee industry. In a statement, WCR said the project will expand access to high-quality planting material by creating new pathways to deliver improved coffee seedlings to farmers, helping to boost productivity and resilience across the sector. Uganda remains Africa’s largest coffee exporter by volume. The programme focuses on strengthening seed system infrastructure through several measures, including expanding access to resilient varieties by establishing new robusta mother ...