Coffee Venture Pays Off

New Vision (Kampala)

Emmy Olaki
Kampala

The establishment of the Beijing Chenao Coffee Company Limited (BCCCL) could not have come at a better time for Uganda's coffee industry.

The agreement that was signed was indeed a milestone for Uganda's coffee sector and the entire country. It meant that for the first time in the industry's history, Ugandan coffee would be marketed as its own brand, Crane coffee, and not as a blend of other coffees.

But most importantly, it also paved way for Uganda to realise its first export to China, which is one of the country's leading trading partners in imported machinery, equipment and textiles.

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