Zimbabwe Aims to Become a Key Blueberry Supplier

Zimbabwe is celebrating recent access for its avocados into China, but it is not the only segment on the rise, with its blueberry industry gearing up for rapid expansion.

The country is likely to export some 5,500 tonnes of blueberries this year.

This is still less than 20 per cent of the volumes shipped by its more powerful blueberry-exporting neighbour, South Africa, but industry leaders have said that the industry is ready to grow in the next few years.

Linda Nielsen, chief executive of…