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*Goromonzi Blueberries Farmer Set To Export 1 200 Tonnes*

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A Zimbabwean blueberries farmer, Bob Henson, says he is expecting to export between 1 000 to 1 200 tonnes of blueberries from this year going forward.

Blueberries are a horticultural crop highly suitable to Zimbabwean soils, climate and conditions and a kilogramme can cost as high as US$6.

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Henson, who owns Ivanhoe Farm in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East, and is DripTech managing director, said:

> This crop costs about US$100 000 per hectare to plant and it will yield that much foreign currency every year going forward.

> This year we are expecting to export between 1 000 to 1 200 tonnes of blueberries.

> The total Zimbabwean production is 5 000 tonnes and we export to Russia and the Middle East, but most of our exports go to a company in the United Kingdom for distribution across Europe.

> On average a kilogramme costs between US$2.50 and US$6 depending on demand.

> We have created 1 000 jobs and we want to repeat the same model across the country because we want to work with communities.

More: The Herald

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