Zimbabwe: Coffee Could Be a Key Driver for Horticulture Growth

게시됨 2020년 10월 8일

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The article highlights the introduction of Zimbabwe's Horticulture Recovery and Growth Plan, focusing on the revival of the country's coffee industry through boosting productivity and competitive exports. Caleb Mahoya, head of the Coffee Research Institute, discusses the institute's role in this revival, including the introduction of advanced coffee varieties and efforts to attract younger generations to coffee farming. The article also touches on the challenges faced by smallholder coffee farmers, such as limited financing and the need for improved post-harvest management. The partnership between the Coffee Research Institute, Nespresso, and Technoserve is mentioned as a significant step towards overcoming these challenges and enhancing the coffee sector's growth and competitiveness, aligning with Zimbabwe's Vision 2030.

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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 ...

출처: All Africa