The Global Coffee Price is a Lie | Kenneth Barigye, Ugandan Agribusiness Expert
About this episode
Kenneth Barigye discusses the complexities of global coffee pricing and the challenges faced by Ugandan coffee farmers.
Kenneth Barigye is the Managing Director of Mountain Harvest Coffee, a business focused on supporting smallerholder farms across Uganda. In this episode he explores why there can’t be a “single” global coffee price due to the differentiating cost of production across markets, and advocates for a reframing of green-buying. He also shares his personal insight into the farming communities of Uganda, noting the 85-year-old farmer who has never tasted coffee, and how macadamias, rabbits, and beehives could just be the solution to save specialty coffee farms. If you're new here (welcome), our show dives into some of the best coffee conversations on the internet, but we will always remind ourselves at the end of the day - It's Just Coffee! Find Kenneth here: https://www.instagram.com/kennethbarigye/ Mountain Harvest: https://mountainharvest.com/ 00:00 - Intro 01:48 - Uganda’s Coffee Industry Explained 05:08 - The Aging Farmer Problem 07:17 - Why Young People Are Leaving Coffee Farming 09:16 - Supporting Coffee Farmers Better 12:03 - Why Global Coffee Pricing Fails 18:14 - What Great Coffee Buyers Do 24:29 - Building Better Producer Relationships 27:19 - Biggest Green Buyer Mistakes…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben Bicknell, Rohan Cooke
Guest: Kenneth Barigye
Topics covered
- coffee pricing
- Ugandan agriculture
- sustainable farming
- coffee industry challenges
- supporting farmers
Keywords
- coffee price
- Uganda
- farming communities
- specialty coffee
- sustainable agriculture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mountain Harvest Coffee
Places: Uganda, Uganda’s Coffee Industry, specialty coffee farms
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