Restructuring Uganda’s Coffee Industry: Why Going Back to the Basics Matters

dc.creatorBaffes, John
dc.date2012-06-26T18:15:07Z
dc.date2012-06-26T18:15:07Z
dc.date2006-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:11:37Z
dc.descriptionAfter experiencing a boom during the mid-1990s, the performance of Uganda's coffee industry has been disappointing. Most existing analyses see the sector's problems as quality deterioration, poor marketing position in the global market, weak regulatory framework, and poor infrastructure. Recommendations range from setting up a coffee auction to increasing the share of specialty coffees. This paper concludes that such advice has been largely inconsistent with the stylized facts of the Ugandan coffee industry. It argues that the coffee wilt disease and the effectiveness of the coffee replanting program are the two key issues on which policymakers and the donor community should focus their activities and allocate their resources.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7095537/restructuring-ugandas-coffee-industry-going-back-basics-matters
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9272
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415986
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy, Research working paper;no. WPS 4020
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADVERTISING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAUCTION
dc.subjectAUCTIONS
dc.subjectBEANS
dc.subjectBRANDS
dc.subjectCOCOA
dc.subjectCOFFEE
dc.subjectCOFFEE BOARD
dc.subjectCOFFEE EXPORTS
dc.subjectCOFFEE GROWERS
dc.subjectCOFFEE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectCOFFEE MARKET
dc.subjectCOFFEE PLANTS
dc.subjectCOFFEE PRICE
dc.subjectCOFFEE PRICES
dc.subjectCOFFEE PROCESSORS
dc.subjectCOFFEE PRODUCERS
dc.subjectCOFFEE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCOFFEE SECTOR
dc.subjectCOFFEE TREES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVAR
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDONOR AGENCIES
dc.subjectEAST EUROPE
dc.subjectEXHIBITIONS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectFAIR
dc.subjectFAIR TRADE
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectGARDENS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGERMPLASM
dc.subjectGINNERIES
dc.subjectGREEN BEANS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHIGH YIELDING VARIETIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectMARKET CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectMARKET REFORMS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETING BOARD
dc.subjectMERCHANDISE
dc.subjectMERCHANDISE EXPORTS
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMIDDLEMEN
dc.subjectMONOPOLY
dc.subjectNURSERIES
dc.subjectORGANIC COFFEE
dc.subjectPRICE SETTING
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectREPLANTING
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSEEDLING PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSEEDLINGS
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectSPECIALTY COFFEE
dc.subjectSPREAD
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTES
dc.subjectSUPPLIER
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTEA
dc.subjectTRADEMARKS
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWILT
dc.titleRestructuring Uganda’s Coffee Industry: Why Going Back to the Basics Matters

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