Mwanyi Terimba seeks UGX 5 billion for coffee expansion
The Ugandan coffee processor plans to use the funds for purchasing, exports, and new processing facilities.
Uganda’s Mwanyi Terimba Limited is seeking UGX 5 billion (US$1.24M) to expand its coffee purchasing and export operations. The company also plans to invest in processing facilities as it moves further into value addition. The funding would finance purchases, exports, and processing infrastructure.
Godfrey Ssebaggala Lusiba Sebaka, the company’s Vice-Chairperson, stated that the capital is needed to strengthen operations and support expansion. He noted that purchasing enough coffee for one 20-foot container costs about UGX 300 million (US$74.15K), straining the company’s finances. Sebaka added that financing from banking institutions often comes with high interest rates that the company cannot easily afford.
Mwanyi Terimba is working with Uganda Development Bank and exploring partnerships to secure affordable working capital. Buganda Prime Minister Charles Peter Mayiga urged the company to promote Buganda-grown coffee domestically before expanding international sales. Uganda earned US$2.4 billion from coffee exports between December 2024 and December 2025, with total exports reaching 8.7 million 60-kilogramme bags.
Why it mattersMwanyi Terimba Limited requires UGX 5 billion to expand its coffee purchasing, export, and processing operations.