Chibabava in Mozambique exports pineapples to Zimbabwe

The District of Chibabava, in Sofala province, this year began exporting 90 tonnes of pineapple per week to neighboring Zimbabwe. The director of the District Services for Economic Activities, Hélder Alberto, who provided the information, added that the initiative arises from the implementation of an agreement signed with the Mozambique and Zimbabwe Chamber of Commerce. He underlined that the aforementioned understanding consists in the supply of 900 tonnes of that income product per month, at a time when family sector producers in that district expect to reach an average of 96 thousand tonnes in this campaign. In fact, 999 farmers affiliated with six pineapple producer associations in Chibabava are directly driving this marketing process, namely in the areas of Muxúnguè, Panjha, Hode and Muxeve. As a direct impact of pineapple exports, family income will be significantly increased, with each hectare of that crop yielding around 47 thousand meticais, that is, each pineapple will ...