Ruyamuro, is a farmer from Guruve, struggling to contain the losses of her produce because the lockdown means she can’t travel to Mbare to sell. She has no car & can’t use public transport now due to corona virus health reasons.
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David Reay of @EdCentreCC will talk about the intersection of climate science & compassion science with @monicaworline author of Awakening Compassion at Work, and Forget Shareka of @ChashiFoods & @LifeLihfa. Join us on Nov 5! https://t.co/tTB8dnEEk1.
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One of the @SwedeninZW funded #GreenenterPRIZE winners @ChashiFoods leading in reducing post-harvesting losses & food waste through innovation.
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@sekaikuvarika@iMisred Hello, currently in Duggies Butchery in Marondera. In Harare we are yet to finalise negotiations with retailers. Meanwhile, in Harare we take orders online or at farmers markets like Masdrop Market.
Social enterprise - selling dried food in Harare, also found in Duggies Butchery in Marondera. We make products from buying directly from rural farmers - who struggle to sell in Harare because they don’t have adequate resources to sell in the capital.
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In just 20 days, they have dried a combined total of over 500kgs of fresh produce. In particular, Ruyanano from Guruve whose story we shared last week recovered 70% of her fresh produce. She is now expecting to increase her income by 15% once all her dried tomatoes have sold out.
In 2018 @FAO shared articles on the impact of food waste in Sub-Saharan Africa, which reported that up to 30% of food goes to waste before being consumed. We decided to further understand the impact of these statistics in #Zim.
We then started a virtual training program to help these farmers dry their produce in effective and hygienic practice. We delivered our training virtually to 10 farmers during the lockdown in #Masvingo, #Guruve, #Kadoma, #Gweru & #Harare.
We are grateful to The diaspora news for sharing this article about our work during #covid19 lockdown.
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