About Us

EACS is a Ugandan-registered Coffee Marketing Agent and Coffee Value Addition company (Reg # 80020000023208), founded in 2011. We specialize in collecting, processing, and exporting premium-grade coffee, primarily sourced from member cooperatives and farmer groups.

Our core mission is to empower smallholder farmers by integrating them into the coffee value chain through value addition, increased production, and access to remunerative markets. Our range of products includes:

1. Premium-grade green coffee beans (Arabica and Robusta)
2. Roasted and packed coffee beans
3. Roasted and ground coffee

Additionally, our services focus on Support for fair-trade and organic certifications
Agronomic training and capacity building for smallholder farmers

Problem Statement: Farmers in Uganda face low earnings due to limited participation in value addition, poor production practices, and unorganized markets. This results in lack of pre-finace ability, low incomes and adversely affects their ability to improve livelihoods, including access to education, healthcare, nutrition, and housing

Traction:
1.     Exported 180,000 lbs of 100% Organic Certified Arabica Coffee during the 2016 season. 2.     Bought 150,000kgs of parchment coffee and supplied Bugisu Arabicas AA, AB 110,000kg processed
3.     Supported two farmer cooperative groups in organic certification, capacity building, and technical training.
4.     Collaborated with notable partners Rabobank Foundation, Progresso, Thanksgiving Co, Coexist Foundation, PSFU, achieving significant milestones in climate resilience, clean energy, and farmer income enhancement.
5.     Clients include Fair Trade-certified buyers and organic distributors in Europe and the U.S., supported by trade finance from Rabobank to ensure stable farmer payments and business growth

Product Offering
Our products are: Premium-grade green coffee beans (Arabica and Robusta), 2) Roasted and packed coffee beans, 3) Roasted and ground coffee (80% of the revenue)
Services include: Support for fair-trade and organic certifications, 2) Agronomic training and capacity building. (20% of the revenue)

Business Model
Farmer-centric model which supports smallholder cooperatives through pre-financing, climate-smart training, and input distribution to cooperatives like Shalom, Bukusu Yetana, and Kween Farmers. Revenue comes from farmer service fees, certification support, and commissions on cooperative sales, ensuring both farmer empowerment and sustainable business growth.
EACS operates a B2B and B2C hybrid business model. In its B2B model, the company supplies certified specialty coffee to exporters, roasters, and wholesale distributors in Europe and the U.S, generating revenue through bulk coffee sales, supply agreements, and trade-financed contracts.

Target Market and Market Opportunity
Target Market: USA: Coexist Foundation, Royal Coffee, Thanksgiving Coffee Company and Natural Flavors
UK: Bean Brothers. Locally: Olam, LD Commodities.
We have unsupplied contract with Infinix out of Canada and Bejala company in Algeria

Impact

1. By securing Fair Trade and Organic certifications for Budadiri and Shalom Cooperatives, the company has enabled farmers to access premium markets, increasing certified coffee sales to 70% of cooperative sales and 100% of company exports.
2. Through $60,000 in pre-financing, farmers have accessed high-quality inputs, improving yields and incomes.
3. The company has created over 120 jobs and empowered 4,500 farmers, including 1,200 women and 900 youth, with financial literacy and agribusiness training.
4. Investments in climate-smart agriculture have enhanced soil fertility, water conservation, and sustainable land use, while the distribution of drought-resistant seedlings, fertilizers, and pesticides to cooperatives has strengthened productivity.
5. Value addition efforts include processing coffee into honey-processed and natural varieties, securing direct market linkages that increase farmer earnings.