Zimbabwe can grow horticulture exports

Published 2021년 11월 21일

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Zimbabwe has the potential to increase its horticulture exports and access new international markets, according to Tawanda Namusi, CEO of Interfresh Limited. In June 2021, the country earned US$30 million from horticulture exports. Namusi suggested that Zimbabwe could benefit from importing ideas and achievements from leading agricultural countries and cited an agreement with Europe that provides access to EU countries. He also emphasized the need for infrastructure development, transparency, funding, and government support to upgrade small-scale farmers. Despite these opportunities, the agricultural sector faces challenges such as low and erratic rainfall, declining soil fertility, low investment, and poor infrastructure.
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Source: ‘Zim can grow horticulture exports’ | Sunday Mail (Business) Jennifer Mufamba and Panashe Nyamudeza Zimbabwe has potential to access new international agriculture markets for horticulture products, which could help the country achieve its Vision 2030 targets, an industry executive said say. Tawanda Namusi, the chief executive officer (CEO) at former Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed firm, Interfresh Limited, said during a webinar hosted by SIVIO Institute, in June 2021 alone horticulture raked in US$30 million through exports of fresh farm products. He said there is a quiet transformation going on in Zimbabwe’s agricultural space, which would help the country to produce quality yields for the international market. Zimbabwe has farmers in agricultural sectors, which need only to be developed and transformed to meet the demands of the large-scale agricultural market across the globe, he said. “As Zimbabwe we need to import some of the achievements and ideas from those ...

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