Uganda Makali Community

Coffee Story
The Makali Community is situated on the southern slope of Mount Elgon. It's named after the community's cliffside setting and signifies the progress and determination of growing coffee in such a rugged terrain. With the help of three producer leaders and our importing partner, Mountain Harvest, the Makali farmers have access to a drying shed, pulping facility, and clean water for coffee processing. Some farmers in the Makali Community have been using a pulping and drying facility provided by Mountain Harvest and received training and support to learn this processing stage and produce high-quality parchment. The decision to process the coffee themselves instead of selling the cherry to be processed stems from the fact that having processed parchment provides tangible savings for the farmers' families. This is a primary impact focus for Mountain Harvest's work in the region to build resilient supply chains and empower farmers to become experts in farm-based businesses.

This specific organic-certified lot is grown at 1700 MASL by 140 smallholder farmers as part of the Makali Community on the southern slope of Mount Elgon. It is a washed, processed, mixed variety of Nyasland, SL-14, and SL-28.