Est. 2012 in Kampala

Ugandan Coffee, traceable to the plot.

From the hills of Uganda to buyers across the world, we turn carefully grown coffee into clean, export-ready green beans. Processing with precision. Shipping with pride.

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01 Our Story

Built on compliance. Trusted by trade.

Karaz Coffee Factory Limited began as a coffee processing and export venture more than a decade ago, formally registered in January 2012 under the Uganda Registration Services Bureau.

We operate fully within Ugandan law and work hand in hand with the bodies that govern the trade - the Uganda Revenue Authority, the National Social Security Fund, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, and the Uganda Coffee Development Authority. That foundation of compliance is the reason buyers can trust what leaves our factory.

URSB Registered NSSF Compliant UCDA Member UNBS Standards

Freshly milled Uganda green coffee from Karaz partner farmers

Rooted in the farmer.

Good coffee starts long before it reaches our factory floor, so we built our business around the people who grow it. We promote intercropped production - coffee paired with soybeans, beans, and groundnuts - so farming households earn all year and treat coffee as a reliable cash crop.

When the farmer is secure, our supply is secure.

▶ In Motion

See our process in action.

From receiving and hulling to grading and export - a look inside the Karaz Coffee Factory in Nalukolongo, Kampala.

02 The Network

A supply chain with names, not just numbers.

Growing from central Uganda - Luwero, Mukono, Kayunga, Masaka - into the west and east of the country.

Partner cooperatives

Farmers today

Farmer target

Districts in reach

03 The Process

From farm to export.

A clear process designed to protect quality at every step.

Receiving coffee at the Karaz Coffee Factory

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Receiving & Quality Inspection

Coffee from our partner cooperatives is weighed, sampled, and inspected before anything else.

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Hulling

The dry parchment and husk are removed to reveal the clean green bean.

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Pre-cleaning

Sticks, dust, and light foreign matter are sieved and blown away.

Checking coffee moisture at the Karaz Coffee Factory

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Moisture Check

Every lot is metered to confirm it sits within safe export moisture limits.

Drying coffee at the Karaz Coffee Factory

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Drying (if required)

Lots above target moisture are gently dried before they continue.

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Destoning

Stones and dense debris are separated out by weight for a clean, safe lot.

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Size Grading

Beans are screened by size (Screen 18 / 15 / 12) for uniform roasting.

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Density Separation

Gravity tables sort beans by density, lifting out lights and defects.

Colour sorting coffee at the Karaz Coffee Factory

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Color Sorting

Optical sorters remove discoloured and defective beans one by one.

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Final Quality Inspection

A last hand-check and cup verification against national standards.

Weighing and bagging coffee at the Karaz Coffee Factory

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Weighing & Bagging

Approved coffee is weighed and packed into marked jute bags or liners.

Storage and export at the Karaz Coffee Factory

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Storage & Export

Finished coffee is stored and dispatched to buyers with full documentation.

Coffee being graded over sorting screens at the Karaz factory

Inside the Nalukolongo factory

04 The Coffee

Robusta, graded by screen. Chosen by size.

After milling, our Robusta beans are graded by screen size - each number is the hole size in sixty-fourths of an inch. Larger screen, larger bean, better price, more consistent roast.

Premium Export

Screen 18 - The Flagship

The largest beans, the most uniform and sought after. Ideal for buyers who want clean, high quality lots.

Karaz Screen 18 green beans, packed for export

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Commercial Standard

Screen 15 - The Workhorse

Dependable and well balanced, with broad demand and good value across commercial roasting.

Karaz Screen 15 green beans, packed for export

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Value Grade

Screen 12 - Smart Value

Smaller beans that still meet export standard. Often used in blends and functional coffee applications.

Karaz Screen 12 green beans, packed for export

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05 Beyond Robusta

High-grown Arabica, too.

Alongside our Robusta grades, we source and prepare Uganda's high-grown Arabica from the volcanic slopes of the west and Mount Elgon in the east - offered washed (Wugar) and natural (Drugar) for specialty buyers.

Wugar AA Wugar AB Drugar Natural

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06 Traceability / EUDR

Every container, traceable to the source.

The EU Deforestation Regulation sets the conditions for selling coffee into the European market. We built our sourcing around its four commitments.

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Deforestation Free

Coffee from land not cleared of forest after 31 December 2020. We source from established farms, not newly cleared land.

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Legally Produced

Grown in line with the laws of the country of origin - land use, environment, and labour. Our registered cooperatives support this.

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Traceable to the Plot

Each consignment is tied to specific farms using geolocation data. Coffee traces back to where it was grown.

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Due Diligence

Before coffee enters the EU market it is covered by a due diligence statement, backed by our records and farmer mapping.

When you buy from Karaz, you buy coffee with a known and documented origin.

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07 The Goal

To become the leading intercropped coffee producer and exporter in Uganda - supported by a strong, household-managed supply chain.

/01 Raise the quality of Uganda's coffee
/02 Improve the livelihoods of coffee farmers
/03 Strengthen an agricultural sector under strain
/04 Compete in the Great Lakes regional market
/05 Build a profitable, self-sustaining business

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Let's talk coffee.

Whether you are a buyer looking for reliable, traceable Uganda Robusta or a farmer who wants to grow with us - we would like to hear from you.

Get in Touch → +256 785 959356

Plot 133, Musigula Street, Nalukolongo, Kampala info@karazcoffeefactory.com