MOZAMBIQUE Mozambique has vast forest areas and woodlands, where pesticides are rarely used, making this a country with potential to respond to a growing global demand for organically produced honey. However, so far, lack of investment in building knowledge and producer organisations, low quality of produce and lack of access to markets meant that the opportunity to transform livelihoods through the honey trade was being missed. The local formal market is dominated by imports, while the bulk of the local production only reaches the informal market channels. The sector is heavily dependent on traditional practices and challenges abound, like: poor infra-structure; remote locations; low participation of women and of youth; low entrepreneurship; limited market intelligence; little involvement of private actors, absence of financial services; insufficient technical /managerial capacities; poor coordination at all levels; no application of standards in quality assurance.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:43:14 +0000
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