Rwandan Exporters Count Losses Over Their Chilli Damaged in UK

Published 2020년 8월 24일

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Rwanda's chilli exports increased significantly from 357,000 kilogrammes in 2017-2018 to 721,000 kilogrammes in 2018-2019, generating over $1 million. However, Rwandan chilli exporters are expressing concern over their produce being damaged due to long inspection times by the UK's plant health certification agents. Four exporters have lost over six tonnes of chilli pepper, worth around £5 million, when shipments were held for testing and then released, only to be damaged and[/INST]. The Chairman of the Horticulture Exporters Association of Rwanda (HEAR), Robert Rukundo, is seeking expedited testing procedures and better collaboration between Rwandan and UK inspection organizations to prevent such losses in the future. Chilli pepper is among Rwanda's rapidly growing horticulture exports, with potential to surpass traditional top export crops like tea and coffee.

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Rwanda's chilli exports increased from 357,000 kilogrammes to 721,000 kilogrammes in 2018-2019, according to statistics from NAEB. Rwandan exporters who had sent shipments of chilli pepper to the United Kingdom (UK) market are crying foul after their produce was held for inspection and got damaged along the process. Speaking to The New Times, Robert Rukundo, Chairman. Horticulture Exporters Association of Rwanda (HEAR) interceptions of produce are normal for safety reasons but noted that this case is unique in that the produce was kept for long for testing by plant health certification agents in the UK and ended up being damaged. Rukundo said that the spoiled chilli belonged to four exporters and was is estimated at more than six tonnes. He indicated that the chilli was shipped between July 3 and 10th 2020, but they were declared free from a virus on July 15. "They were held over virus suspicion. Later, they were found to be virus-free. But the time lag is the issue. Normally, the ...

Source: All Africa