Zoppa Trust

2011-09-01

Market Linkages

ZOPPA‘s mandate is to link producers to markets locally, regionally and internationally. Locally ZOPPA launched an initiative to start developing the Zimbabwe organic niche market, with Classic supermarket of Five avenue shops being reintroduced to selling organic produce. This started with producer mobilizatio...

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2009-09-14

Zimbabwe Organic Producers & Promoters Association Trust

Zimbabwe Organic Producers and Promoters Association (ZOPPA)is a national movement that brings together Organic Producers, Promoters and Processors for the development of Organic Agriculture sector in Zimbabwe. Registered as a trust in 2008, the organization is membership driven and it relies on participation of i...

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2011-09-01

Participatory Guarantee System

A local PGS framework for Zimbabwe was developed and an activity report showing the Modus Operandi is now available. The PGS frameworks shows how this local certification programme would be run and what details are required to improve on impartiality on the organic products that are produced under this programme. I...

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2011-08-02

Testimonial:Petronella Pasimamire

Petronella started farming on her 1.5hectare plot two years ago. Previously, she used to work as an administrator for Save the Children UK and has done a diploma in marketing. “When I started here, it was just bare land. I had to put in the electricity, the water, and prepare the land. Before I started growi...

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