Andrew Rugasira is a Ugandan businessman and author."Andrew Rugasira: can coffee transform lives in Africa"
theguardian.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014. He is the author of the book '' A Good African Story: How a Small Company Built a Global Coffee Brand''."Book Review: “A Good African Story” by Andrew Rugasira"
africaontheblog.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014. In 2003, he founded Good African Coffee, the first African-owned coffee brand to be stocked in UK supermarkets and US retailers. Rugasira was Uganda's chairman of the Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA), a member of Uganda's Presidential Investor Roundtable (PIRT) and sits on the board of

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. Rugasira lives in

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and is a father of five children."Book Review: “About Andrew Rugasira"
randomstruik.co.za. Retrieved November 21, 2014."Our Distinguished Fellows"
africaprosperity.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

Early life and education

Rugasira grew up in

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. He graduated from the

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with a degree in Law and Economics, in 1992. He has written numerous papers and articles for newspapers like ''

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'' (UK), ''

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'' (UK), ''Telegraph'' (UK), and ''

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'' (Uganda). Rugasira is a Fellow of the

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, London and has spoken there on the theme “''Trade not Aid for Africa''.” In June 2011, he completed an MSc in African studies at

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, UK.

Good African Coffee

Launched in 2003, Good African Coffee became the first African-owned coffee brand listed in UK supermarkets (Waitrose, Sainsbury's and Tesco). The company works with a supply network of more than 14,000 coffee farmers in western Uganda, where the company has also developed 17 savings and credit coops for those farming communities. In addition to being available in more than 700 UK supermarkets and 500 stores in Africa, Good African Coffee is now available online in the United States."Selling Ugandan coffee on US shelves: A story of persistence and constant lessons"
monitor.co.ug. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
newvision.co.ug. Retrieved November 21, 2014."Trade, not Aid – Andrew Rugasira Shares His Story as an African Entrepreneur"
africabookclub.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

Published works

References

External links

"Andrew Rugasira""Businessman, Andrew Rugasira who woke up and smelt the coffee""A Good African Story""Andrew Rugasira: ‘Fair trade is not the solution’""“Impact is as Important as the Profit” Ugandan Social Entrepreneur Andrew Rugasira Chats with Ayeesha Durgahee on CNN’s “African Voices”""Andrew Rugasira: Using Coffee to Transform Uganda ""Profile: Andrew Rugasira – founder & CEO Good African Coffee""A good man in Africa""Author – Andrew Rugasira , “A Good African Story” How A Small Company Built A Global Coffee Brand"
* ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01361jj "The Forum" {{DEFAULTSORT:Rugasira, Andrew Living people People from Kampala District Ugandan writers Kumusha Year of birth missing (living people) Ugandan businesspeople Alumni of the University of Oxford