The Global Coffee Price is a Lie | Kenneth Barigye, Ugandan Agribusiness Expert

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.

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Find Kenneth here: instagram.com/kennethbarigye

Mountain Harvest: 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

32:24 - Smarter Coffee Buying & Planning

39:15 - The Future Of Coffee Supply Chains

41:54 - Coffee Market Update

44:09 - Kenneth’s Hot Take On Coffee Pricing

46:30 - Is Specialty Coffee Broken?

50:46 - Industry Shout Outs

52:08 - Final Thoughts & Outro

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