Scaling deforestation-free robusta coffee production in Uganda

In 2021, the Rebuild Facility provided a returnable grant to Volcafe to purchase sustainable coffee from Uganda, through its subsidiary Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd (KCL), a subsidiary of Volcafe. KCL is one of the largest and oldest coffee exporters in Uganda. The grant was aimed at supporting KCL in overcoming liquidity constraints as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as expanding KCL’s deforestation-free coffee scheme in the Masaka region.

This case study, based on Uganda, details how the Rebuild Facility’s returnable grant went toward strengthening the youngest cooperative supplying Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd. (KCL), Uganda’s largest coffee exporter.