The European Union accounts for about 44 percent of global coffee consumption,
thereby becoming the main market in the world
Source:FAOSTAT
Source: World Atlas on Top Coffee Consumers Worldwide
Among the four types of coffee produced and traded between the EAC and EU, mainly green coffee is exported from EAC to EU markets.
Source: FAOSTAT
Source: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE and ITC statistics.
Source: ITC calculations based on UN COMTRADE and ITC statistics.
In Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda, SMEs in the coffee sector are supported to establish an Internal Management or Control System (IMS/ICS) and to prepare Action Plans for adherence to private voluntary standards and certification, such as Rainforest Alliance, Organic, or Fair Trade.
21 SMEs and cooperatives in Uganda have so far received training on coffee trading and risk management. SMEs in Rwanda and other Partner States will follow in due course.
Four coffee SMEs in Uganda have been selected to receive matching grants to implement priorities aimed at improving competitiveness.