Uganda - Obtain Coffee Nursery Certificate

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Procedure

The Coffee Nursery Certificate is issued by the respective district government in consultation with the Uganda Coffee Development Authority.
Apply In-Person

1. Application for a Coffee Nursery Certificates is done in person by visiting the Coffee Development Head Offices or their field offices in the Districts.
2. Here you will be issued with an Application for registration of a coffee nursery form to fill and submit.
3. Fill in the required information and attached the required documents. These include:
   • Identification Cards/ Passport and PIN Number of the applicant
   • A certified copy of certificate of incorporation/registration;
   • A certified copy of memorandum and articles of association/ constitution
   • Copy of title deed or certificate of leasehold of duration of lease of not less than six years as proof of ownership or proprietorship and a current certificate of search or other supporting documents.
   • Names and address of Directors.
   • Proof of Reliable source of clean water
   • Proof accessibility of nursery site for inspection and materials transportation
   • Any other requirements that may be prescribed by the Authority from time to time
4. Submit the completed application form and pay the required application fee of and submit the receipt as proof of payment.
5. This is followed by an inspection of applicants farm/facilities by the Authority field Officers
6. After investigations the Authority’s field offices will submit their findings to the county coffee working group.
7. The coffee working group will make recommendations on the application and forward their report to Coffee Development Authority Headquarters for the ultimate Board approval.
8. Upon a successful approval the Coffee Nursery Certificates applicant is notified and he/she will be required to pay a license fee to the board and submit the receipt as proof of payment.
9. Once the license processing is done the Coffee Nursery Certificates is posted to field offices for collection by the applicant

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Required Documents

• Identification Cards/ Passport and PIN Number of the applicant
• A certified copy of certificate of incorporation/registration;
• A certified copy of memorandum and articles of association/ constitution.
• Copy of title deed or certificate of leasehold as proof of ownership land or proprietorship and a current certificate of search or other supporting documents.
• Names and address of Directors.
• Proof of Reliable source of clean water
• Proof accessibility of nursery site for inspection and materials transportation
• Any other requirements that may be prescribed by the Authority from time to time.

Office Locations & Contacts

Uganda Coffee Development Authority - Head Office ,
Coffee House,
Plot 35 Jinja Road,
P.O.Box 7267,
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: (+256)-414-256940 / 312-260470
Fax: +256-414-256994
Email: info@ugandacoffee.go.ug
Website: Link

Eligibility

Any person, cooperative society, group or company can apply for a Coffee nursery certificate.

Fees

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Validity

•The certificate is valid for a period of one year and the certificate expires on the 30th June of every year.

Documents to Use

Application for registration

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

Maximum processing time 14 days

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant (individual / Organization)
• Address (Postal)
• Telephone Number
• Physical location
• Proposed name of farm
• Title deed number
• Names and address of Directors.
• Nursery Category (Commercial/ Private)

Need for the Document

• A coffee nursery certificate authorizes the holder to operate a coffee nursery.
• This is a certificate issued to a grower who want to raise coffee planting materials (seedlings) for own planting or for sale for commercial gain.

Information which might help

• Coffee licenses in the coffee industry expire by the 30th of June of every year and license holders apply to the Authority for renewal one month prior to the expiry.
• New license applicants apply any time within the financial year for consideration and licensing.
• Applicants can deliver or send hard copies of the application to the Coffee Development Authority offices countrywide. Details of the various offices can found in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
• In Uganda no person shall, for commercial purposes buy, sell, pulp, mill, warehouse, export or otherwise deal in or transact any business in coffee unless he holds a current license issued by the Authority or the respective County Government for that purpose.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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