The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), has revealed that it has licensed 152 coffee dealers for the 2025/26 season under the country's current coffee sector regulations.
In a statement on Tuesday, August 26, AFA Director General Bruno Linyuru revealed that these coffee dealers include 126 coffee buyers, 15 coffee warehousemen, and 11 coffee agents who have been licensed.
The authority also noted that only these exporters, whose names have been duly published in the gazette notice, are recognized as legitimate exporters in the country.
The clarification came after a gazette notice dated August 22 showed that the authority had granted exclusive licenses to 10 more companies for the export roasting and packaging of coffee, a claim he refuted.
