Zimbabwe: Coffee Could Be a Key Driver for Horticulture Growth

Agric, Environment & Innovation Editor Government recently approved the Horticulture Recovery and Growth Plan to promote the intensive growing of fruits, vegetables and other horticultural products to spearhead the country's agricultural recovery through competitive exports and increased productivity. In this report, Sifelani Tsiko (ST), our Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor speaks to Caleb Mahoya (CM) head of the Coffee Research Institute about the tremendous potential of coffee in the development of the horticulture sector. ST: What is the role of Coffee Research Institute in reviving coffee farming and production which has been declining over the years in Zimbabwe? CM: The Coffee Research Institute is playing a pivotal role in reviving coffee production in Zimbabwe through, first of all, the development and dissemination of sustainable production technologies to boost productivity and secondly, through the production of seedlings for the farmers. This year alone, we ...