Producer profile

KCU (Kagera Co-operative Union)

Fairtrade Products	Organic
Coffee: Arabica	In Progress
Coffee: Robusta	In Progress

Organisation details
Fairtrade certified since	1990
Type of organisation	Smallholder

Product Availability

Variety: Robusta and Arabica (all unwashed).
Quality: Robusta FAQ scr. 16+, Screen 18, Superior scr. 16 & Under grade scr. 14.
Certification: Organic, Utz Kapeh, & 4c processes are underway.
Harvest dates: Late May to August and then December-February for fly crop.
Delivery dates: July to December and then from January- April and cycle continues.
Both green beans and instant coffee powder, spray dried are available.

Fairtrade Benefits

Fairtrade premium has been used to support education projects, enabling children to access education; improved health facilities; road & bridge construction and improved access to clean water through the construction of water tanks/dams.

Other uses include the rehabilitation of coffee collection centres; purchases of coffee huller machines for members; investment in Bukop factory rehabilitation, 100% share ownership; increased share of instant coffee factory to 51% ownership.
-Purchased a hotel and constructed and union building.
-Constructed 33 primary & secondary school classrooms