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*Goromonzi Blueberries Farmer Set To Export 1 200 Tonnes* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?al 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. ---------- Pindula is best experienced with the Android App. *Download APK here:* https://zero.pindula.co.zw/media/apps/apks/pindula23.apk _On Econet, Pindula does NOT use your data_ ---------- 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 itel A50 now available on Pindula at $84 64GB storage, 2GB RAM. _ideal for light usage_ _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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