Practical guidance from our farm to yours.
Straightforward, field-tested articles on coffee farming — written by the Kakone Coffee team from what we practise on our own farm in Mubende.
Preparing Your Garden for Coffee Planting
Clearing, layout, holing and spacing — getting the land right before a single seedling goes in.
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Robusta Coffee Varieties (KR1–KR10) and Their Yields
A guide to Uganda's recommended Robusta clones — yield per hectare, disease resistance, and what we plant.
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Tree Training / Bending — When, How and Why?
Why bending young coffee trees pays off in yield and tree lifespan, and when to do it.
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Farm Management: Coffee Twig Borer Traps
Spotting the Black Coffee Twig Borer early, and trapping it before it spreads through your garden.
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Fertiliser Management: Feeding Basins
How and when to feed a coffee tree using feeding basins, with a farm layout diagram.
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Brazilian-Style Spacing — Is It Worth It?
Why light and air matter for flowering, and why NaCORI's 10ft × 10ft spacing still wins.
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Use of Bee Keeping on a Coffee Farm
How bees boost pollination, fruit set and yield — and how to keep hives healthy.
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Irrigation Systems — Why They're Worth It
How irrigation can lift yield by up to 50%, and the systems that work on a coffee farm.
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Benefits of Coffee — and of Mulondo
What coffee (and Mulondo) offer — plus important cautions before you brew.
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The Uganda Coffee Value Chain
The nine stages from farm to cup — and where you can earn from coffee, farm or no farm.
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Shade Trees & Agroforestry, Done Right
Windbreaks, pollinator trees, which species to avoid, and our Four Pillars of sustainability.
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Pests, Disease & Farm Biosecurity
Spotting Coffee Wilt Disease and CTB early, and the habits that keep a farm healthy.
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El Niño Is Coming — What It Means for Uganda Coffee
More rains, more yields, better prices — and why buyers should look to Uganda this cycle.
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Intercropping Bananas & Gonja
Spacing, advantages and disadvantages, and why gonja out-earns ordinary bananas on our farm.
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