Uganda is one of Africa’s top two coffee producers, exporting more than 6 million bags of coffee between September 2023 and ...

That’s about 75% of her Bayaaya Specialty Coffee’s pool of registered farmers in this mountainous area of eastern Uganda that produces prized arabica beans and sells to exporters.

In Uganda, Meridah Nandudu is empowering women coffee farmers by paying them a premium for their beans, leading to a significant increase in female participation in the coffee trade. This ...