President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged government support for the Nonda Coffee Park project in Nakaseke District, a major agro-industrial investment valued at about USD 200 million. The development is being presented as East Africa’s largest coffee park project and is aimed at strengthening Uganda’s coffee processing and export capacity.
According to the available details, the Nonda Coffee Park will sit on 100 acres in the Butalangu area of Nakaseke. The facility is expected to process up to 42,000 metric tons of coffee each year, creating a large-scale center for value addition in one of Uganda’s most important agricultural sectors.
The project is designed to process Ugandan coffee for export, with a focus on established external markets and trade channels. Government backing is likely to be seen as a boost for investors and for wider efforts to move Uganda from exporting more raw produce toward selling more finished or processed agricultural products.
Museveni’s support also highlights the growing attention on agro-industrial parks as tools for rural development, manufacturing growth and export earnings. If completed as planned, the Nakaseke coffee park could become a significant piece of Uganda’s strategy to expand coffee value chains and raise the profile of its coffee industry in regional and international markets.
