Clarence Mwale
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📍Trelawney, Zimbabwe
500 hectares of tobbaco.
100 hectares of hass avocado.
These avocados are ready for harvest in January and February, far ahead of other regions in Zimbabwe, and ahead of South Africa.
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📍 Gweru, Zimbabwe, 29/10/21
This is Amai Matilda Manhambo, a retired 73 year old widow
She farms for export to send her 4 grandchildren to private school
She says “kupfuma ishungu”
Crops: Peas, Beans, Flowers
Destination: EU
LETS FARM, LET’S EXPORT
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Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
Packhouse progress update. Before and now.
150ha Avocado, 100ha Citrus
I promised to keep you posted
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Eureka Lemons are almost ready for harvest in Mvurwi, Zimbabwe.
We are busy with compliance for export into EU, UK, China.
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📍 Mashonaland Central
Project: New packhouse coming soon
Crops: 150ha Avocado, 100ha Citrus
I will keep you posted…
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A Zimbabwean story
Crop: Blueberry
Origin: Mt Hampden, near Harare
Destination: EU, UK, Asia (Singapore)
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📍Amsterdam, Netherlands.
In search of financial freedom.
We need more fruit and veg export opportunities for Zimbabwe, for Africa.
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A short story. A story from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Grown with pride, graded with care, packed with hope. Taste the Zimbabwean BLUEBERRIES.
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I took my Balenciaga boots to a taste of Zimbabwe. I stood on generational wealth.
The red clays of the Mazowe Valley.
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We are calling for farmers to grow peas on CONTRACT.
We collect, grade and pack in Harare for export EU and UK.
Let’s win together.
+263 771 387 703 Reception
+263 771 637 769 Admin and Enquiries
+263 771 600 124 Agronomy and Production
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A lot of blueberry production information is concealed, in Zimbabwe. A lot of blocking of other farmers by some farmers.
I went to speak to Fallcreek Nursery and asked them to accept and expect enquiries from us.
They are excited for Zimbabwe.
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UK based businessman and music promoter
@FredMatenga
is a first time peas farmer in Marondera Zimbabwe through our outgrower scheme
His farm will be audited against SMETA and GlobalGap through Fair-Mark
We will export the peas to Dutch and British markets
LET’S WIN TOGETHER
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Meanwhile, this shipment left HRE for LHR while i chased trains in Italy after a mission to find more markets for small farmers
Let’s fight for FINANCIAL FREEDOM, not with one another
Let’s win together, lets farm and produce for EXPORT
HAPPY SABBATH
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Braving the cold streets of Berlin.
Have to go back home with off-take agreements.
We have to bring more Zimbabwean, produce to Europe.
More produce from Africa.
Not taking NO for an answer.
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Bandai Bird’s eye chillies for Holland
Market specifications:
10-13 degrees cold storage
3-6cm pods with 1-2cm stem
We are managing compliance with:
- market specifications and
- private voluntary standards
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Sometimes i go in on a weekend when my colleagues are not there, to say my prayers and appreciate God
Mwari Uyu so ka
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Can you export from Zimbabwe? YES
Can you export from A1 or A2 farms? YES
Can you export on a 99 year lease? YES
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📍 Nyanga, Zimbabwe
Nectarines are a high source of vitamin C & A, fiber & other nutrients. The vitamins, minerals, & antioxidants in the fruit help promote wellness, boosting immunity, lowering blood pressure, & promoting longevity
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Zimbabwe blueberries in sandy soil, through weed mat, on open field
Origin: Mvurwi, Zimbabwe
Destination: SA, EU, UK
Assurance: GLOBALG.A.P. FV IFA v5.4
Add-ons: Grasp, Spring
CSR: Sedex/SMETA
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This week we exported our first Mange Tout and Sugar Snap peas from smallholders to France through
Our farmers comply to global standards, supported by
We will be exporting peas for the next 19 weeks. Become a part of our story!
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Crop: Blueberry
Audit: SMETA
Destination: EU, UK
Origin: Mvurwi, Zimbabwe
Note: We need suppliers of 75kg of each of fresh: Nyimo, Tsunga, Covo, Muboora, Tsubvu, Mapudzi
Please call Tuminda and speak to Nomthandazo on 0784807522
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Zimbabwean Blueberries in TASTE supermarkets in Hong Kong
🇿🇼
Credit: Zimflex, African Blue
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你好
My name is Clarence Mwale, i am at the Asia Fruit Logistica in Hong Kong to understand the market regulations and requirements, and im looking for markets for small farmers in Zimbabwe and Africa
展望未来
谢谢
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About size, taste and quality of Zimbabwean Blueberries, and new markets.
But we need to scale up.
A Zimbabwean story:
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Business dinner with His Majesty's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Peter Vowles
There is hope for small scale farmers in Zimbabwe
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Trying to see if there is an export market opportunity for Tumeric, from Zimbabwe.
Will keep you posted.
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Excuse my candidness
Can black Zimbabweans also farm the much talked about blueberries? YES
BUT one has to have extensive know-how, resources and patient capital
Nothing to do with race. Nothing to do with land reform!
Infact we have a program through
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Honored to guest lecture first year students at Chibero College of Agriculture today
Discussing high value crops, high value markets/export markets & requirements covering:
- Good Agricultural Practices
- Social compliance
- regulations
And careers
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Crop: Mange Tout Peas
Origin: Marondera, Zimbabwe
Destination: Netherlands
The dream is alive
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There is still time for more growers to join. We have programs for winter and summer
Please call our office for details +263784245550
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God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel." So he named him Israel
Sometimes the blessing comes with a change of name.
KUMINDA is the new name. Be part of our story.
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Very proud of KUMINDA team today
120 farmers gathered at Mat Farm in Marondera to learn about farming for EXPORT
Crop: Mange Tout, Sugar Snap
Market: EU, UK
A first of many field days
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Dear young person
I hope i can motivate you
There are many opportunities in and around farming
Im not a farmer myself, i have a spot in food and agriculture. Choose a spot
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A few months ago we certified this Chilli crop in Mashava. One of many in the country.
Sadly, recently Zim chilli exports to EU were banned.
Let’s help each other fix whatever mistakes were made. Zim needs exports.
I want to help.
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Zimbabweans in the UK, shall we do this?
August 2023, 4 seminars over two weeks. Somewhere in the midlands?
Soon as we can confirm venues, we will share cost of attendance fees.
Are you interested?
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China imported USD332 million worth of agricultural products from Zim this year. Mostly tobacco leaf
We’re excited about more we can produce for our friends
Shanghai, China, it’s been a pleasure
Exports:
Standards & Regulations:
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Earlier today we audited Mrs Jane Mugwira’s farm. Her business complies to GlobalGap IFA FV v5.2 for mange tout and sugar snap peas.
She has 9 grandchildren! Young person what is your excuse?
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Back in Harare, Zimbabwe
In time to plant peas for the winter season.
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Notice of transition to a new company, new name and new logo
As result of new investment and ownership of the business a company has been established
KUMINDA is the Shona word meaning at the farms. Africa’s agricultural development is at the farms!
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Randomly, i stopped to buy pineapples & paid $6 for 13 medium sized
All i did was place them in export packaging & they looked expensive
What it could take to change the woman’s life & future of her baby
We could impact lives by exporting what we grow
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Blueberries in pots investment’s USD180k/ha. Can be less if no pots, but soil has to be no more than 18% clay
Up to 5500 plants in a ha
1 plant bears up to 7kg/year
USD5 price per kg
And you can harvest for 20 years
You will need GLOBALGAP & SMETA
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📍Shanghai, China
Blueberries from Peru $22/kg if you can find them in Shanghai
Oranges from America wholesale price $38/15kg pocket
We need to make plan 🤔
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Small-scale farmers own most of the agricultural land and produce over 60% of the country's food.
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Honored to show Netherlands Deputy Ambassador & Head of Mission in Zimbabwe, one of our out-growers & introduce staff at our KUMINDA office & packhouse
She was accompanied by Trade & Economic Advisor
Dank u wel
@NLinZimbabwe
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A good day for me & our company KUMINDA
My father visited & blessed us, thank you Baba
Perm Sec Dr Prof Jiri also stopped by our office & packhouse
Happy to offer him EXPORT QUALITY sugar snaps grown by small scale farmers
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Dear young person
Can we be cool and farm?
Let’s farm mange tout and sugar snaps for export to EU and UK
Still time to get a contract and plant for this winter
+263 771 637 769 Admin
+263 771 600 124 Agronomy
info
@kuminda
.net
Happy Sabbath
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Do you know the biggest flower sales days in the world are mothers’ day. Mothers are special.
These Asters are going to The Netherlands, from Mt Hampden, Zvimba District, Zimbabwe.
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The CEO of Horticulture Development Council - Linda Nielsen, Operations Manager and Development Coordinator, visited our office and packhouse today
We discussed and are looking forward to areas of collaboration for development and support of smallholder production
@hdczim
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📍 Berlin, Germany
We are at the Fruit Logistica, Hall 26 stand number G81
Aggregating:
Compliance:
“If we can work with 5,000 farmers and send a few hundred people to school we would have achieved our goal, more than anything.”
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Sugar snap and Mange Tout peas from Zimbabwe in Lidl supermarket in Ter Heijde, in South of Netherlands
A Zimbabwean-Netherlands story
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My wife and kids happy to see me try, gives me strength to try again.
We keep trying.
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We can grow almost anything in Zimbabwe. We’re blessed with good climate and we’re hard workers.
Polaris Horticulture farms 30ha of blueberries in Hatcliffe. They employ 150 from Hatcliffe.
We train their staff and manage their compliance:
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These Asters are going to Holland. From Marondera, Zimbabwe.
Farm complies with GLOBALG.A.P & SMETA
The idea is to encourage others to choose a place in the chain
We cant all do everything & we cant all do the same thing
We are our place is compliance
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Dear Young Zimbabwean
There is a void in product marketing. We dont have enough organizations.
We need credible and honest young people to occupy this space for local, regional and international markets!
Regards,
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I have a dream, 12 years ago i called the dream TUMINDA
The dream is to fight for financial freedom together with the small scale farmer
I will tell you all about this dream
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Small-scale farmer problems, no access to finance, high cost of inputs, unfavorable agricultural and financing policies, lack of knowledge in farming as a business, negative perception of farming, weak management and issues of climate change
Support small scale farmers
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FRUIT LOGISTICA is the world's most important trade fair for fresh produce and access to the global market where you can find complete range of products, services and more
You can also find us here representing small-medium farmers in Zimbabwe and Africa
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Meetings in The Netherlands lined up.
We have farms, we have compliance, we now have irrigation systems too by the way.
WE NEED MARKETS.
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“As we collectively transform agriculture, household by household, plot by plot, farm by farm and value chain by value chain” - Hon Dr AJ Masuka
Process: Harvesting
Crop: Hass Avocado
Origin: Trelawney, Zvimba, Zimbabwe
Destination: EU, UK
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Maluma Hass Avocados from Trelawney, Zvimba District, ZIMBABWE, are ready for EXPORT.
I brought back home some for my family from the farm today.
We are preparing for a SMETA audit.
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Cartaya, Spain. The packhouse & crop behind me belong to a cooperative, 632 small farms came together to form one big farm, to grow one crop, blueberry
The cooperative employs a technical team that manages the business
Its effective! Its a model we will use in Africa
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Muddy boots. Very wet
First 2022 audits.
Crop: Chilli
Origin: Mvurwi, Zimbabwe
Destination: Holland
Assurance: Globalgap
Social compliance: SMETA
Yes this is where the Gota Dam House is on top of a granite rock, overlooking the dam 50 meters below it.
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This week we collaborated with another exporter and sent to UK, our second shipment of the 2024 season by airfreight
Let’s write this story together
Contact: info
@kuminda
.co.zw
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Produce from Zimbabwe in Albert Heijn supermarket, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Episode 2
Product: Mange Tout and Sugar Snap
Departure: 26 April 2024 - HRE
Destination: United Kingdom - LHR
HAPPY SABBATH
#export
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Almost 16 years, my job has been to teach farmers Good Agricultural and Social Practices
I still teach farmers international standards but now i also MARKET the produce
Focusing on EXPORT
Let’s farm, manage audits and sell
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Zimbabwe has become one of the world’s fastest-growing blueberry exporters, estimated to be increasing its exports by 63% annually - BBC
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We start harvesting mange tout and sugar snap peas for export to EU and UK for 2024 season in three weeks
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These are sugar snap and mange tout peas. We export a lot of these to Holland and UK.
A farmer needs GLOBALG.A.P. and SMETA to access the markets.
We must export more and more to help fix this economy.
#farming
#foodandagriculture
#horticulture
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After 15 year of working as a GLOBALG.A.P. consultant in Africa, i am leaving this space to take a new role - I will advise soon
The aim has always been to encourage someone, anyone, everyone. I gave my all to it.
Thank you Zimbabwe. Thank you Africa
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Zimbabwe, Chivi, Masvingo small holder farmers are doing it.
Nyimo will go into European markets as a certified novel food for the first time!
* First GLOBALG.A.P. Group certification.
* Firs GLOBALG.A.P. Bambara Nuts Audit.
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CALL FOR PEAS FARMERS
Crop: Mange Tout, Sugar Snaps
Destination: EU, UK
Last date of planting: 17/6/24
Contact us, Mon-Frid, 8am-5pm
0784245550 Agronomy,Enquiries
0771600124 Agronomy,Production
0771387703 Agronomy,Compliance
0771637769 Admin-HR
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Export markets to the East, and the West. The vast opportunities for small and medium farmers.
Airing next week on The Focus Weekly
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Farmers in Zimbabwe, if you have or are able to put together resources for certification and coldstore infrastructure on your farm there is an offer to contract-grow peas this winter.
Please get in touch via the website.
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2 sisters based in the diaspora farm chillies at their rural home in Mashava along Tugwi River, for export
On my way to see the project, esteemed ARDA CEO
@TinotendaMhiko
asked me to see a farmer in Mutare, i said Sir yes Sir
When duty calls, i show up
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Good apple season in the Nyanga mountains
Crop: Apples
Variety: Royal Gala
Origin: Claremont, Nyanga
Destination: EU, UK, Middle and Far East
Assurance: Globalgap IFA FV v5.2
Trainer:
Social compliance: ETI for Sedex and SMETA
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Handling 20 tonnes of citrus/hour
Dodhill, in Chegutu, are also a 4 star nursery under Citrus Improvement Scheme & Citrus Research International
Nursing
Citrus
Avocado
Macadamia
Mango
Fig
Pomegranates
Supplying plants & trees around Zim
We train them
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Im not leaving
#Zimbabwe
I belong in
#Africa
Im just moving desks in the same office.
By the way sandy soils are good for
#blueberry
production. Blueberries dont always have to be in pots.
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What if we put our heads together and seek the Lord’s counsel?
We could take Zimbabwe and Africa places.
What if all pulled in same direction?
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Shipping day
Through out-growers we are growing, harvesting, grading, packing & labelling, ready for France
Only our FIRST season. We are targeting 5000 farms by 2025
Crop: Sugar snap peas
Origin: Zimbabwe
Destination: EU, UK
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Our traditional EU and UK markets have shaped us in a way that makes it more possible to meet requirements for other emerging markets.
For fresh fruit and vegetables that is.
We’re attracting a lot of attention.
🇿🇼🌍
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We offer private voluntary and regulatory compliance capacity development through , and contract farming offtake agreements through
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📍Rotterdam, Netherlands
Goedemiddag, im from Zimbabwe, Africa.
Im here in search of more markets for our Tuminda farmers
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Dear market
When you visit, we will introduce you to our farmers. We will take you to a natural wonder, the smoke that thunders
We will play drums together and enjoy game meet at the Boma. If you care for a beer, it would be Zambezi lager
Welcome to Tuminda, Zimbabwe, Africa
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Represented, Zimbabwe, Colombia, India and Turkey
Studying blueberry farming in small scale in Huelva, Spain
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📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Gulfood 2023
East, West, we need markets for food and agriculture products. For Zimbabwe, for Africa.
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The Netherlands - Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, thank you for listening.
Markets for our fresh fruit and veg. Markets for our agricultural products.
A Zimbabwean story, an African story. A struggle for financial freedom.
Je maintiendrai
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Easy peeler citrus fruit Clementines, also known as Naartjies. Ready for EU and UK markets.
Commercial packhouse facility grading and packing 50 tonnes per day for 6 growers in Mash Central, employing 100 men and women.
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We are very positive about the 2024 season.
We have off-takers for Mange Tout and Sugar Snap peas and Blueberries
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Export for small-medium-scale farmers to EU is hard work, but we are a tough TEAM
Our MT & SS peas volumes are bigger, every shipment
Slow, steady progress
2024 we are looking to work with 5000 farmers, are you ready?
We are &
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To conclude another busy week,
@ZimTradeAlerts
CEO Mr
@MajuruZim
accepted invite to our office and packhouse
We discussed areas of collaboration for export of fresh produce to regional and overseas markets
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We are committed to ensuring success for small and medium scale farmers and fostering mutually beneficial relationships for EXPORT
Happy Africa day
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The place is Amsterdam Central, where Cannabis is totally legal for medicinal and/or recreational activities.
I come from Zimbabwe where growing Cannabis is legal.
WE NEED MARKETS FOR OUR CANNABIS
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This our calling, for Zimbabwe, for Africa. Let’s win together.
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Appreciation post, behind the scenes:
All that you see that i am and put in my work, all the effort and endurance, she is the heartbeat in my life.
She believes in my dreams. I believe in hers.
I love her.
Let’s go FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
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The litchi harvesting season is finished in Manica, Mozambique.
Been a busy year, i went to over 300 farms, but im not done yet.
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Productive day today at the Macfruit in Remini, Italy
Appreciate the support from Zimbabwean Ambassador to Italy, Deputy Minister of Agric and CEO of AMA
Good to link up with my business partner Fred Matenga
LET’S FARM MORE FOR EXPORT TO EUROPE
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