Zimbabwe: Muzarabani farmers struggle for the sesame seed market

게시됨 2021년 6월 24일

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In Muzarabani, Zimbabwe, farmers are learning to cultivate sesame as an alternative cash crop, inspired by its resilience to drought and high market value. This shift is particularly important for farmers in drought-prone areas like Kaerezi, who have suffered financial losses from unpaid cotton by Cottco. The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) has spearheaded this initiative, providing training and securing land for the crop. However, finding a market for the sesame seeds has become a challenge for the farmers, who face difficulties in transporting the crop and struggle with low prices offered by Mozambican buyers. Meanwhile, demand for sesame seeds remains high on the global stage, with significant exports and major buyers like China, Japan, and Turkey. Zimtrade, the national trade development organization, is working to boost Zimbabwe's sesame production and market presence, targeting over 1,200 small-scale farmers. The government's initiative to produce 100,000 tonnes of sesame during the 2020/21 summer farming season aims to capitalize on the crop's potential, positioning it among the top sesame-producing countries like Sudan, India, and Ethiopia.

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Phyllis Kachere — Deputy News Editor Convergence For 42-year-old Mrs Lydia Mudoro of Chareka Village in Muzarabani's Ward 23 covering the Kaerezi area, growing sesame seeds as an alternative cash crop to her traditional cotton came as a welcome and strategic move. As a farmer in the drought-prone Kaerezi area, bordering Mozambique on the northern side, Mrs Mudoro has, like generations before her, relied on cotton farming for her family's cash requirements. She, with 40 other farmers in Wards 23 and 24 participated in a training for sesame seeds growing facilitated by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS). "Having been negatively affected by the non-payment for our delivered cotton by Cottco during the previous cropping season, we grabbed the sesame seeds training by Red Cross as an opportunity to diversify our cash crops," said Mrs Mudoro during a field tour of the sesame seeds growing project recently. "I am an active member of the Red Cross branch in our area and we quickly ...

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