@AgricPmr Our peas and blueberry farmers are carrying on as planned. We are carrying on as planned.
The bright side of it is that demand also increases.
Reality and impact of the WAR on us and our small scale farmers.
Our blueberries are bearing fruit although still in small volumes, but our Mange Tout and Sugar Snap peas are full on in 3 weeks!
Many airlines are forced to reroute, suspend, or reduce flights.
Exporting from Zimbabwe we face:
• increase in air freight cost to double or triple in the short-term
• war risk surcharges
• limited air cargo lift
• unstable schedules
Global air cargo has dropped by 22% since early March.
“KUMINDA has a contract to grow 2 000ha of Fruit Vision’s varieties in Southern Africa. Our blueberry varieties are developed in the Netherlands and are also grown by our partners in Spain,”
“Blueberry production requires a lot of capital, and it’s not easy to borrow money when the interest rate is very high. We could use foreign direct investment, but it is chased away naturally by the policies that we have in place, so that complicates everything.
“We need to change the policies on investment. We need over US$100 million [R1,7 billion] investment to double the current hectares [of blueberries in Zimbabwe] ”
farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/afri…
Agronomist Primrose Mtisi with the @NLinZimbabwe ambassador Dr @MVerwijk
Thanks to our Dutch friends who sponsored the stand under @euinzim pavilion at @ZITF1
We’re displaying Mange Tout & Sugar Snaps that we export to EU & UK under Economic Partnership agreements
@UKinZimbabwe
@terrymap1 We lost Spoty here and life hasn't been the same. She guarded the territory with integrity now we are left with her brother who is very lazy. Dogs become family members and losing them become tragedies to families. Rest well Spoty
@begottensun Inini 2021 ndaiti kana hope dzikabata ndonzwa mweya uchienda ndakaita 3 days ndichirara ndakagara pa bed ndakazembera madziro, and doctor was calling everyday around 11pm to confirm im still alive. During the day we spent time at his office outside in cars being monitored. God
4 yrs ago today , doctors told my family to plan my funeral. Best assumption was 13% to make it as all my organs had shut down. My wife was told I probably wouldn’t make it through the night.
Go figure. #GodsPlan
As part of our compliance requirements for exports through @kumindafresh we have to meet very strict social practices requirements, it’s occurred to me today that we need to add GBV as a stand alone subject to address
I was honored to be invited to breakfast focused on preventing gender based violence hosted by HE British Ambassador @PeteVowles at his residence
Thank you Deputy Ambassador @AbbotJo and @UKinZimbabwe for your commitment
The film India’s Daughter by @lesleeudwin tells a heartbreaking story
At cost of USD100k - USD150k per hectare it’s important to emphasize that blueberries are high investment and high value.
Not all farmers can afford to grow this fruit.
herald.co.zw/contracting-fa…
Very pleased to receive Inês Figueiredo Bastos from @colead_link at our @kumindafresh office today
We discussed areas of collaboration to benefit small scale farmers in Zimbabwe.
The future of Zimbabwean small farmers is exciting
Obrigado senhora por ter vindo 🙏🏽
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Still buzzing!
Recap of our hugely successful HDC Investment Forum last week. It was a great platform to exchange ideas on how best we can fund the industry and push for supportive policy.
Thanks to all our great partners for the support!
November 2024 we launched Fruit Vision blueberry varieties at @CrestaLodgeHre , Harare Zimbabwe
@kumindafresh Holds the master license for Southern Africa
We were lucky to have invaluable knowledge in one place
- Cold storage expert
- Greenhouse structures expert
- Soil and substrates expert
- Finance and banking experts
- Experienced blueberry growers
- Aspiring blueberry growers
- Small scale value chains expert
Credits:
- Onuba Fruit
- Fruit Vision
- @CBZHoldings
- @InspiraFarms
- @hdczim
- @ZimTradeAlerts
We are excited and looking forward to the future
If you are interested to join please call or message our office Monday - Friday between 8am and 5pm for details +263784245550
Or email info@kuminda.net
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And in need of support😊
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We will keep getting better.
Special thank you to everyone supporting us ❤️
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HDC CEO Linda Nielsen speaks on Zim horticulture’s vast potential: We can grow the sector into a $2.4bn industry. This will need policies that attract long-term investment, creating quality jobs for Zimbabweans.
We’re all set for the HDC Investment Forum happening here today at ART Farm, Harare!
Ready to connect with industry leaders, explore innovative financing options, and discover the latest trends in Zimbabwe’s horticulture sector.
A big challenge from brand expert Peter Stuart of Guangzhou International: To push market access, Zimbabwe needs a brand strategy and tell its story better.
“You have great content here. You’re missing a tremendous opportunity”
#HDCInvestmentForum
About 1.5 million smallholder farmers cultivate an average of 2 hectares of land
The amount of land occupied and farmed by small holders is too huge to ignore so we started an EXPANSIVE project to provide access to markets under @kumindafresh@hdczim Investment Forum
I stand here representing a new START