Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is established as a public Authority and its mandate is to regulate, promote and oversee the quality of coffee along the entire value chain, support research and development, promote production, and improve the marketing of coffee in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the country and payments to the farmers.

UCDA Vision is "A sustainable coffee industry with high stakeholder value for social economic transformation" and the Mission is “To facilitate increase in quality coffee production, productivity, and consumption”.

UCDA believes in and aspires for Leadership, Integrity, Teamwork, Client Focus, Accountability and Professionalism.