BKCU

Banyankole Kweterana Co-operative UnionBKCU was founded by 350 coffee producing cooperatives. Banyankole Kweterana means "The people of the Ankole region working together".

Its base is the women coffee producers of the cooperatives in the 10 districts of the Ankole region of Uganda. Currently, BKCU's operational activities are local sales and export of Robusta and Arabica coffee, especially for Fairtrade markets.

They work with the objective of increasing coffee purchases and exports within Fair Trade channels, with the aim of improving the living conditions of grassroots cooperatives. They provide the necessary infrastructure for the reactivation of the cooperatives, propose training to improve their capacities and the environmental and social awareness of farmers, primary societies, the Union Administration and the Board of Directors.