Parliament has asked the government to provide Shs32.5Bn for the establishment of a coffee traceability system by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) to register all players in the coffee sector, to ensure that Uganda is compliant with the European Union’s requirements for deforestation-free products.

“The traceability system will register coffee value chain actors (farmers, nursery operators, processors, roasters, and exporters). This System is for compliance with the EUDR regulation for deforestation-free products (EUD Regulation).

UCDA requires Shs35Bn for the establishment of this system but only Shs2.5Bn has been provided in the FY2024/2025 budget, leaving a gap of Shs32.5Bn,” noted Okori-Moe, the Chairperson of Agriculture Committee, recently in Parliament.