ZimTrade, GBAZ collaborate on a cluster model for goat farmers

Judith Phiri, Zimpapers Business Hub

The demand for goat meat is on the rise primarily in the country, while there are many opportunities in the Southern Africa region and beyond the continent, to the Middle East to diversify into these markets.

Speaking on Unlocking Export Potential: Building Competent Goat Clusters for Global Markets during the recent 5th Annual Goat Indaba in Bulawayo, ZimTrade Client Advisor Mr Velile Dube said Matabeleland South will be the pilot province for the cluster model.“We encourage goat farmers to come together and as ZimTrade we are trying to work on clusters. The cluster model is a grouping of small-scale farmers coming together to meet a big order.“So we encourage them to do that because exports with these type of products are a numbers game. You would not expect a buyer to buy something like 100 kilogrammes (kgs) for exports all the way to the Middle East, but they will be talking about tonnes,” he said.“Our pilot will be in Matabeleland South which is Gwanda District and we are starting next year.

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