Kikobero Coffee undergoing sun drying
Coffee undergoing sun drying/Kikobero coffee photo.
The Okoro Coffee Growers Cooperative Union has resumed mobilising members of its primary societies in a bid to revive operations and boost coffee production across the West Nile sub-region.
The move follows a High Court ruling delivered on April 1, 2026, in Kampala, which dismissed a petition challenging the dissolution of the former board.
The court upheld interim leaders headed by Zombo District Commercial Officer Lamec Ulum, and other leaders, to steer the union until an Annual General Meeting is held to elect a substantive board.
Ulum says structures have already been formed in 19 primary societies, with mobilisation ongoing in the remaining 23 ahead of an AGM scheduled for May.
He adds that eight potential investors have expressed interest in partnering with the union.
Mamuwa mi OCGCU.”Meanwhile, Zombo District Production Officer Dr. Walter Kumakech urged farmers to rejoin cooperative societies, noting that the union’s huller machines remain operational and the government has supplied free fertilisers to rehabilitate aging coffee plantations.
Kumakech explains that the union will revive farmers’ prosperity through strengthened market linkages and enhanced research, eliminating exploitative middlemen who drain farmers’ earnings and helping farmers improve coffee species for quality production.
The Union serves Arua, Nebbi, and Zombo districts, with more than 8,000 members producing between 10,000 and 15,000 metric tonnes of coffee annually.
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