CERTIFICATION FOR THE ORGANIC EXPORT MARKET

Organic4Zim

Worldwide, the demand for certified organic products is increasing. The aim of our OFA project is to support smallholder farmers and wild plant collectors in Zimbabwe by offering practice-oriented qualification programmes leading to external certification of organic products for the export market. Those trainings are accompanied by the introduction of a traceability system to follow the movement of a food product through specified stages of production, processing, and distribution as a requirement for food safety. Our partners now conduct preparatory trainings as a precondition for certification, which will allow smallholder farmers and wild plant collectors to be integrated in the export market.

How do we intend to achieve our goals?

  • We want to create demand- and practice-oriented certification trainings that enable participants from marginalized population groups to achieve sustainable income generation while at the same time using natural resources sustainably.
  • We create offers towards organic certification for food products to promote the integration of smallholder farmers and wild plant collectors into the export market
  • We focus on expanding collaboration between agricultural business enterprises and certification institutions to help improve the growth of the organic market in Zimbabwe and the region.

OUR PARTNERS