Clarke Farm, Uganda
£36.00
Notes:
🍫Chocolate 🍊 Orange 🍯 Toffee
Process:
💦 Washed
Clarke Farm, located in Katambale, Uganda, is an eco-friendly coffee estate focusing on two key areas: a commercial hub that grows and processes Robusta coffee, providing employment for 600 locals, and the cultivation of smallholder Arabica coffee in the Rwenzori Mountains. The farm is managed by Dr. Ian Clarke, a dual national who has lived in Uganda for 35 years. Initially known for opening hospitals, medical centers, and a university, Dr. Clarke recognized the potential positive impact of improving coffee production on the local population.
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Clarke Farm, Uganda
The farm's operations focus on two main areas. The first is a commercial hub farm that not only grows coffee but also houses coffee processing facilities. This hub serves as an offtaker center, employing around 600 local men and women, most of whom are subsistence farmers. The hub also demonstrates good agricultural practices to benefit the local community.
The second focus is on cultivating Arabica coffee in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. Smallholder farmers in this region, who typically manage just under 0.2 hectares with around 200 plants, are trained in proper agronomy and harvesting techniques. The farm emphasizes the importance of picking ripe red cherries and pays a premium for them, which boosts farmers' incomes and encourages better farming practices. Harvesting in this region occurs from late August to November, and smallholders often diversify with other crops and livestock.
The second focus is on cultivating Arabica coffee in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. Smallholder farmers in this region, who typically manage just under 0.2 hectares with around 200 plants, are trained in proper agronomy and harvesting techniques. The farm emphasizes the importance of picking ripe red cherries and pays a premium for them, which boosts farmers' incomes and encourages better farming practices. Harvesting in this region occurs from late August to November, and smallholders often diversify with other crops and livestock.
