Category: Wetala’s Coffee
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Unripe Berries: Alarms for Coffee Farms
On any given morning, when travelling through the areas surrounding the Virunga volcanoes, one may be forgiven for thinking that all is well in this beautiful countryside. In the distance the rolling hills are covered with lush green forests with clouds moving along the tree tops. Colourful birds and fascinating insects buzz and zoom with…
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Specialty Coffee: A Win-Win Situation?
If you are reading this, chances are you’ve had your daily dose of coffee already. Coffee is one of the most popular agricultural commodities in the entire world, and its consumption only seems to be increasing — as incomes rise around the world, people are more interested in drinking the liquid gold. While production mainly…
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Harvesting Season Has Finally Arrived
The month of May is arriving and so it is finally time to harvest our coffee. Growing up on a coffee farm I always loved harvesting time. We woke up very early to find a field full of red berries. We would start with laying down a tarpaulin sheet to reduce spillages and prevent dirt…
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Aroma of Fresh Coffee, a Powerful Force
I am Julius Wetala, a coffee experience creator and specialised guide, based in Uganda’s southernmost town, Kisoro. I have lived with coffee for over 30 years, first as a boy working on a family coffee farm, and in recent years as an organic coffee project manager. (If you wish to read more about my background or…
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