Zim looks to horticulture

Zimbabwean government trade promotion body ZimTrade is investigating ways to ramp up the country’s horticultural exports.

The organisation has been looking into areas such as market access, financing, ColeACP’s Pesticide Initiative Programme, organic production, plant health and market expansion.

Following a recent export workshop, ZimTrade issued the following statement: “Market access issues such as GlobalGAP certification remain paramount if farmers are serious about exports...

“To this end, ZimTrade is partnering the EU in the Agricultural Trade and Marketing Project to train farmers on these important market access factors.”