Kampala, Uganda | BUSIINGE AGGREY | Massimiliano Mazzanti, the Italian Ambassador to Uganda has said Ugandan coffee could fetch local farmers and the government more earnings if mechanisms are put in place to stop neighbouring countries from buying and rebranding it as their own.
“You sell some of your coffee to the neighbouring countries and it is then rebranded and it becomes their coffee; yet it’s actually Ugandan coffee,” Mazzanti said on Nov.15 at his residence in Kampala.
Mazzanti was responding to a question from Splash News about the sudden upsurge in interest in Ugandan coffee by Italy during a press briefing called to launch this year’s Italian Cultural and Culinary Week scheduled for Nov. the 22-26.
“In Italy, it is against the law not to mention the origin of the coffee (you sell). We buy your coffee and we have to mention it in the packaging that it is Ugandan coffee,” he added, “This should be made clear in the East African trade laws.
Amb. Massimiliano Mazzanti, the Italian ambassador to Uganda, unveils the 2021 Italian cultural and culinary week at his residence on Nov. 15.
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