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Ugandans working in the coffee value chain outside the country have been called upon to return home and explore the emerging opportunities in the local coffee sector, which is taking off at a fast pace.
The Ugandans are being encouraged to bring home the expertise they have obtained abroad, working at airports, restaurants and in factories in the Middle East, Europe and other developed nations.
This call was made on Thursday by a Ugandan legendary artist and businessman, Bebe Cool, ahead of the upcoming inaugural Coffee Marathon and Concert, which takes place this weekend at the Africa Coffee Park in Rwashamaire town, Ntungamo district.
Bebe Cool pointed out some of the established Ugandans in the coffee business abroad, urging them to come up and benefit from the available incentives in the coffee sector.
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“I have a coffee barista in Dubai who I spoke to because they told me he's the best barista. That is Barista Timo,” he said.
"So, whoever is recording this, please send this message to Barista Timo. I need all the baristas in Dubai to come back. We shall get them the capital of Uganda. We can position them in different places, and we shall make sure that the message of coffee kicks in."
“All our Ugandans who are out there and are experts in the coffee business, we need you back home. We shall open barista shops for you because you have gained the skills abroad, now we want you to come here and make use of them.”
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Weekend activities
The Coffee Marathon and Concert will be preceded by the Africa Business Forum at the Coffee Park, which will be opened by President Yoweri Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto, on Friday, March 23.
The Africa Coffee Park is the brainchild of businessman Nelson Tugume, the proprietor of Inspire Africa Group. It entails a mega, state-of-the-art coffee plant producing highly competitive refined coffee products that are touted to revolutionise Uganda’s coffee sector.
Bebe Cool has teamed up with Inspire Africa Group in the quest to promote local coffee consumption and production.
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Mr Tugume spoke of the dream behind the structure, telling reporters it is a “low-hanging fruit” for stimulating Uganda and Africa’s development and socioeconomic transformation.
“This plant stands for black people, black race, black generation to understand that they can be able to do their own and determine their own destiny to be better people, to make sure that our farmers can be able to get better value from their coffee,” said Nelson Tugume
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The plant is expected to grow Uganda's coffee economy from $ 1 billion to $5 billion in just 5 years.
Uganda is now exporting 15 containers per week, up from 5, thanks in part to Mr Tugume’s initiative.
Inspire Africa Group set to employ over 3,000 permanent staff with strategic partnerships in Russia and Turkey to boost coffee value through tech & consumption!