daglous masveta
Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau
The Farmers4ED United Kingdom Chapter is working tirelessly to ensure that local produce finds its way into that country.
The chapter is pushing for Zimbabwe’s horticulture products to be taken up by most UK supermarkets.
Most Zimbabweans who have relocated to the United Kingdom, fail to access locally produced organic foods hence the move by the chapter to spearhead availability of the produce.
The chapter’s chairman, Cde Lloyd Makonese, who is currently in the country, said Zimbabwe is supposed to claim its space in UK, which is home to thousands of Zimbabweans working in various sectors.
“Of importance is the fact that foods from South Africa, Zambia and Nigeria are widely accessible in supermarkets and all. We have thousands of Zimbabwean there who are have no access to organic foods produced in Zimbabwe,” he said.
The chapter has since approached various supermarkets and retail outlets that are willing to sell the local products in UK.
“We are working on setting up a warehouse where these products will be exported to before they are absorbed by the retailers for resell,” he added.
Farmers4ED UK Chapter is going to work as a link between local farmers and the UK market.
The national president of Farmers4ED Cde Tapiwa Chitate said plans were also in place to set up organic and traditional herbal gardens in all the provinces.
The projects also dovetails with plans in place by the Chapter and UK-based firm wanting to develop medicines from local herbals.
The UK Chapter is made up of the chairman, public relations, marketing, logistics and transport and, women and youth officers.
Cde Makonese who has been in the overseas country for 22 years, is a health practitioner studying towards attaining a doctorate in the same field.
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