Farmers in Zimbabwe capacitated on value chains, access to export markets

Published 2023년 7월 2일

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Approximately 4,000 smallholder farmers in certain districts of Zimbabwe have been trained and empowered to add value to products such as chilli, roundnuts, and marula, in order to enter the export markets. This project, called SCOPE4IVC, has resulted in the development of rural micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises that contribute to provincial and national economic growth. The farmers have been organized into functional groups and have gained international certifications to demonstrate their commitment to good agricultural practices.

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Source: Farmers capacitated on value chains, access to export markets | Sunday News (Business) Judith Phiri, Business Reporter ABOUT 4 000 smallholder farmers in some districts of Matabeleland, Midlands and Masvingo provinces, have been capacitated to value-add products such as chilli, roundnuts and marula, as they feed the end products into the export markets. A number of farmers have developed thriving rural micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that are contributing to the provincial economies leading to national economic development. Under the Strengthening Competitiveness and Potential for Export of Inclusive Value Chains Project in Zimbabwe (SCOPE4IVC), farmers in four districts of Umzingwane, Bubi, Gokwe South and Chivi have been trained and capacitated on improved competitiveness and export capacity in inclusive and pro-poor value chains. In a presentation at the 2023 International MSMEs Commemoration Day in Bulawayo last Wednesday, SCOPE4IVC head of project Mr ...

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