The African Fine Coffees Review Magazine Editorial Team is pleased to share with you the Jan – Mar 2013 issue of our African Fine Coffees Review Magazine themed “A Celebration of Diversity At The Pearl“.
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Enjoy!

Martin Maraka
Programs Associate
African Fine Coffees Association
 

The Uganda Coffee Federation has announced the date and venue the 2013 Uganda Coffee Day as 3rd of October 2013 at the Mukono Zonal Agricultural Research and Developmental Institute (MUZARDI).
The 4th Edition of this highly popular exhibition and symposium will be themed Black Coffee Twig Borer: Surely Not Again: Production Recovery in the Balance, we must open the Battle Front”
For more information please contact UCF at Coffee House Plot 35 Jinja Road.
P.O.Box 21679, Kampala, Tel: 256-414 343692/667
Email:
Betty Namwagala: betty.namwagala@ugandacoffeetrade.com
Office: ucf@ugandacoffeetrade.com
Website: www.ugandacoffeetrade.com
Transport will be available from Coffee House to the Venue

The African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) is a regional non-profit, non-political professional regional coffee association representing coffee sectors in eleven members countries, namely: Burundi, D R Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Association has its headquarters in Uganda, where the secretariat is hosted.
A)   AFCA seeks to employ a Country Coordinator for Kenya
Duties and Responsibilities;

General administration of the AFCA country office and country work plans
Plan and execute AFCA Conferences and workshops
Stakeholder relations, member recruitment and customer relations
Coordination of AFCA and partner in-country projects
Analysis and …

ITC has just created a Facebook page for the “Coffee Exporter’s Guide.”  The Coffee Exporter’s Guide is the world’s most extensive, hands-on and neutral source of information on the international coffee trade.  The aim of the Facebook page is to disseminate information and create a dialogue on all issues related to the coffee trade.
So stay connected about news, activities and updates.
Visit the page (and click on the “Like” button): http://www.facebook.com/ITCcoffeeguide
 
 

How the Coffee Prices may be greatly assisting the Kenyan Coffee Industry find New Farm land.
Over the Mara River
From the Print Issue
The Kenyan coffee industry has over the last decade lost nearly 10% of farm land to real estate and infrastructure projects.
Over 5,376 acres of farm list in Kiambu was lost in one year alone for major housing projects like Tatu City (3000 acres), Thika Greens(1,600 acres) and Four Ways (776 acres); there has been huge cause for concern as further smaller real-estate projects are also expected to come up.
Drought …

Reviewing the New EAFCA Taste of Harvest Strategy and what it means for the “Way Above Average” or “Excellent” Coffee
Sokoni
From the Print Issue
The Scene: An Upcountry Secondary School in Uganda
The Speaker: A New Headmaster with a peculiar love for green suits and a knack for telling stories
The Audience: A nervous wreck of young boys and girls with Final Exams due in three weeks.
Subject: The Law of Averages
His Speech (Paraphrased):
“In life, you can choose to excel or you can choose to settle (be average). Average attendance and reading in class …

The Increasing Interest by Japanese Coffee Stakeholders in African Fine Coffees
Sokoni
From the Print Issue
As the Spartans evoke feelings of a great Ancient Greek era, the Samurai awake images of Japanese swords men wielding their famous curved Katana blades in service to the Emperor with a quick and deadly accuracy.
One of the Greatest Japanese image exports to the world, the Samurai are still seen as one of the world’s most elite military forces whose teachings can still be found today in both everyday life and in modern martial arts such …

Taking the plunge…
A look into the forward vertical integration of the Malawi coffee industry, and its’ current domestic consumption.
The Heart Warming Cup from the Warm Heart of Africa
The Malawian coffee industry displays a uniqueness in a number of ways over other African coffee producing nations, both in terms of the make up of coffee producers and also in terms of the prevalent (or lack of ) coffee-drinking culture.
Primarily, for example, the country’s production is split into two types of coffee production, which co-incidentally are also geographically split.  In the north …

The Proposed Creation of Ugandan Centers of Excellence
Beans from the Pearl
As the famous children’s book series and film franchises of “Harry Porter” comes to an end, readers of the book will always remember the books lead character’s (Harry Porter’s) first day at the Hogwarts School and his encounter with the magical and enchanting “Sorting Hat”.
“The Sorting Hat”, an all knowing & wise cap, would be placed on new year one students heads and just by looking at their qualities, character and weaknesses would decide which of the four houses they …

Raising a Case for Increased Research Support in Uganda
As young couples, most people realize that love plays a huge part in who they chose to be their marriage partners. However, there is one factor that pays an even larger role, convenience.
Couples who have mutual interests usually tend to gravitate towards a much richer and interesting relationship. Both may feel the need for a huge number of children, be interested in traveling or one may be great at cooking; a quality that often persuades men to get down on one knee. …