Wenkya Potiphar

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@BBCAfrica This was our king, not just a traditional ruler. Kindly show some respect to his institution. Rest in peace,my king. @BBCAfrica

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@kyamageroandrew Kabade kali solid by the way

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@AndyKube_ @WorldCupEN @ArsenalMail @SpaceX can find the ball for us.

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@GloriaOvonji We're still fasting. After Easter like this!!!

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@MarieNangendo Competitive pricing, where are you guys located at so I can come and select what I desire.

[Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga @rkabushenga]

Last week Thursday we formed the Commercial Coffee Producers Association of Uganda. We have been Abel to do this with the technical assistance of @ITCnews & support of @UKinUganda. Membership is open to those who are in the coffee value chain for commercial purposes. Our dream is to make the most of Uganda’s coffee blessing. Our chairman is @DrIanClarke, large scale coffee farmer & exporter. @KBarigyeis his Vice, @BarbaraMugeni is our Treasurer & @MimiMutesa -Secretary. The rest are Board Members. There is a subscription fee for anyone eligible & wishes to join

[Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga @rkabushenga]

Kabushenga’s Thoughts

Back To The Grind

I am back from the world market. Back to the grind of production. But first one more time about the lessons from where the money is. On the morning of my final day in Madrid, I went to a nearby El Corte Ingles mall to pick up some Nespresso pods. It sits at the higher end of the processed instant ready to drink coffees. To distinguish their brand, Nespresso has moved away from the mass consumer shelving of supermarkets. They have their own boutique outlets. It allows them to control the consumer experience, end to end. This is how they connect, relate to & grow their market rather than outsource this to outlets or produce, deliver & hope for the best. You have to define the market & engineer backwards. This is the simple reality of the coffee consumer market. Not wishful thinking, not political bombast.

After I paid for my pods, the ladies at the till offered me a taste of their special from Peru. It was not any different from our fermented Rugyeyo robusta. They have all these different special origin flavors, none of which is Ugandan. Yet our neighbors are all over their catalogue. Nonetheless, I left with a sense of self confidence that our craft is producing coffee whose final taste can compete on this level. What we need to do is be consistent & get to the market.

Which is why it is great that I am back to the grind. It is here that I need to put in the work at the farm, where I control the variables. My colleagues who have been at this market interaction much longer had made this point so clearly. Focus on crafting the coffee bean and then let the market know what you have. The buyers will come. Now I am clear. The timing couldn’t be better. I have stumped most of my trees for better production. Now is the time for stem selection. In addition, I have some interesting market openings. The opportunity is there. Time to do the work

An interesting one is the auxiliary element of hospitality. Sometimes it takes a fresh pair of eyes to see it differently. This is where my friends @ChristelleUwacu & her husband Ralph come in. Next is to set up this part of the business potential. Out of collaboration we create new outcomes. Let us we where two new collaborations will take us. It looks promising. Who knows? One day Rugyeyo flavor will be served as a special coffee experience

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@GloriaOvonji What a time to be alive!

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@GloriaOvonji We're mixing some ka team that has no champions league trophy next Sunday.

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@GloriaOvonji One form of prayer is to be grateful

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@Ruthkosisoch When I am with my family. My father with my brothers at the local bar hangout and my mother with my brothers. Those moments are timeless

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@GloriaOvonji Eeh,but men and trash 🙂

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

Great design concept. Simplicity with a touch of modernity.

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@OmwambaPE https://t.co/Jb4zntuoZE

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@GloriaOvonji I was tired of this guy's rigidity

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@GloriaOvonji Bruuuuh

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@Snmpoza @simple_shamim Dm

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@simple_shamim Ok cool,let me inquire from my colleagues who did cpa and see if there's one who can guide you. What course did you pursue at university?

[Wenkya Potiphar @WenkyaP]

@simple_shamim Sure, they're expensive but it's truly worth. However, you can also utilise study partners especially discussions. They are the best,you have people hoping for the same coa???