The 3rd Uganda Entrepreneurship Congress and 9th Annual Students’ Expo 2025, themed “Brewing Prosperity: Youth Entrepreneurship in Uganda’s Coffee Value Chain,” aims to empower youth to become innovators and entrepreneurs in the coffee sector.

Its objectives are to:

• Equip young people with practical agritech, entrepreneurship, and market-readiness skills.
• Strengthen collaboration among youth, cooperatives, government, and investors to create new opportunities.
• Showcase youth-led coffee innovations and connect them to partners and investors.
• Influence policy to address barriers like access to finance, land, and technology.
• Celebrate outstanding youth-led coffee brands that can inspire replication across Africa.

The key focus areas include sustainable and climate-smart coffee farming, technology-driven value addition, branding and marketing of Uganda’s coffee, financial access for youth ventures, and strengthening youth cooperatives.

The target audience spans university students, young coffee entrepreneurs, cooperatives, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), agritech startups, policymakers, private sector leaders, and researchers.

In conclusion, the Congress and Expo seek to drive systemic transformation in Uganda’s coffee economy by positioning youth as owners, innovators, and exporters — unlocking prosperity for the nation and future generations.