UNIDO and WCR announce project to support coffee farmers in Uganda.

THE United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the World Coffee Research (WCR) They announced a new co-investment project of €850,000  in new seed production systems coffee in UgandaThe objective of the initiative, carried out with the support of Programme for Advancing Climate Resilience and Transformation in African Coffee (ACT), is to support the coffee growers of the region and increase the sustainability of the production chain The use of coffee in the long term. The project will last for three years and will expand access for farmers high-quality planting inputs and materialsin addition to providing genetically improved coffee seedlings. At the moment, Uganda It is the largest coffee exporter on the African continent. And the country's goal, by 2030, is to produce 20 million bags per year. The main challenge for the country's coffee farming is diseases such as… coffee tree wilt – which affects the robusta variety –, the coffee rust and the berry rot – which attacks Arabica coffee crops. In addition to distributing seeds that are more resistant to pests, the initiative also aims to stimulate demand for Ugandan coffeeThe project is supported by Lavazza Foundation, The JM Smucker Co. and the JDE Peet's.

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