Section 5: Functions of Authority The functions of the Authority are

(a) to regulate all activities of the coffee value chain including on-farm and off-farm coffee activities, coffee roasting and brewing, sales and marketing and the quality of coffee and coffee byproducts, including activities of related industries in accordance with this Act; (b) to promote, strengthen and register coffee farmers, farmers groups, associations and cooperatives, processors, roasters, brewers, traders, middlemen and persons or bodies involved in the coffee value chain; (c) to register all coffee exports and assess cess; (d) to promote the formation and development of value chain organisations at the various levels of the coffee value chain; (e) to promote and support research into the coffee industry or processes along the coffee value chain and determine and prescribe through research, the types and varieties of coffee to be cultivated in Uganda, and their management systems; (f) to promote and support joint ventures, investments and concessions in the coffee value chain; (g) to prescribe quality control standards for the sale and marketing of coffee, issue indicative prices at which coffee may be traded and protect coffee farmers from exploitation and unfair trade practices; (h) to profile, grade and certify grades and quantities of coffee along the coffee value chain; (i) to license coffee nursery operators, seed garden operators, traders, processors, exporters, management agents, warehouse operators, auctioneers, pulping stations, packers and roasters in accordance with regulations made by the Minister; (j) to coordinate the provision of coffee specific extension services in consultation with the Ministry; (k) to advise Government on all coffee subsector policies and reconcile them to the national macroeconomic policies; (l) to liaise with regional and international coffee organisations to promote Uganda's coffee on the world market and be responsible for the administration of the stamp of the International Coffee Organisation; (m) to organise capacity building initiatives for coffee farmers, farmers associations, roasters, brewers, technicians, coffee processors and quality controllers; (n) to collect, collate and analyse data, maintain a database on coffee, and document and monitor the coffee subsector performance; and (o) to perform any other function as may be directed by the Minister.