EU Delegation Visits Komani Estates to Explore Zimbabwe’s Growing Horticulture Exports

Last week, colleagues from the EU Delegation To Zimbabwe — including the Ambassador Designate Katrin Hagemann, the Head of Cooperation, and the Team Leader for Agriculture, Private Sector and Trade — were led on an insightful tour of Komani Estates by the Horticultural Development Council of Zimbabwe (HDC).

The visit joined by HDC CEO Linda Nielsen, unpacked Zimbabwe’s Horticultural Industry and the innovative Hub and Spoke Model implemented by Monty’s (Montgomery Processors), which connects smallholder farmers to export markets through value addition and shared infrastructure.

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The tour concluded at Selby Farm, where the team saw blueberry 🫐 production in action — a sector where Zimbabwe is fast gaining recognition. Thanks to its unique seasonality, with harvests running from April to October (and 60% between August and October), Zimbabwean blueberries help fill a key supply gap in international markets. 🌍
 

Farms like Selby are an inspiring example of how Zimbabwean producers are taking advantage of the duty-free and quota-free access to EU markets under the EU–Eastern and Southern Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) — translating trade opportunities into real growth and jobs.
 

Building on this strong foundation, the EU is currently developing a support programme for the horticultural sector to further enhance market access and sustainable trade between Zimbabwe and Europe.

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