Coffee is one of the World’s leading beverages. There are two varieties of coffee; Arabica and Robusta. In Uganda, Arabica coffee is mainly grown in the Eastern and Western parts of the country. The Rwenzori region where Nyamughasana cooperative is located, is presumably one of the largest coffee producers in the country.

 Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain coffee species. Once ripe, coffee berries are picked, processed, and dried. To get a better quality, picked and dried coffee should never be direct on bare ground. A raised drying rake for drying coffee gives excellent quality. Such coffee is refered to as “Speciality coffee”. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor. Roasted beans are ground and then brewed with near boiling water to produce the beverage known as coffee. Coffee is mainly grown as a beverage and it is a very important source of income., the plant residues can provide fuel (coffee charcoal).

Our coffee is mainly supported by the ideal temperature range which lies between 18 to 24 0c and it is grown at a height of  1400m to 2000 m (4,500-6.800 ft) with a rainfall of not less than 1000 mm per year as is common with the Rwenzori mountains and forests.