Government Prepares Free Coffee Fertiliser Distribution to Smallholder Farmers

What the report says

Uganda’s government is preparing to hand out free organic coffee fertiliser to selected smallholder farmers, according to Nile Post, in a move aimed at lifting yields and increasing national coffee output. The fertiliser has already been offloaded in Entebbe, with the report saying more than 27 truckloads are now waiting for onward distribution to districts across the country.

The effort is part of a wider agriculture support programme covering three cash crops: coffee, cocoa and tea. Nile Post reported that the government contracted Intracom Fertilizers to supply and distribute the organic input, while the Ministry of Agriculture will oversee the final delivery process. The article says the fertiliser is intended for designated districts and specific beneficiary farmers, though it does not list them.

Company officials quoted by Nile Post said their role in supplying the fertiliser is complete and that the next step rests with the ministry. The report also notes that the product is meant to address the high input costs that many farmers face and to help support Uganda’s efforts to strengthen its coffee sector in the global market.

Intracom’s agronomy team said the fertiliser is designed to supply nutrients that can aid plant growth and bean development when used properly. More broadly, the initiative reflects ongoing government efforts to improve productivity in a key export crop, though the article does not provide a distribution timeline or total programme size.