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more than US$5000 and seven have a trade value of more than US$1000.
The organizations have limited processing support, but their products are well
supported by government and international organizations such as the UK
Department for International Development (DFID), the German Agency for
Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the Namibia-Finland Forestry Programme.
Products are mostly sold to local consumers and only a few organizations are
targeting foreign tourists. Three organizations are exporting their products to
Europe.
The organizations consulted focus on a large range of indigenous fruit tree
species. The most preferred tree species used commercially by processors are
summarized in Table 14.5.
14.5.3 Challenges related to indigenous fruit commercialization
Small-scale natural products-based businesses in the various countries of the
southern African region experience different challenges. Many of the organizations
consulted indicated that they need assistance, especially with aspects such as
marketing, product development and the propagation of indigenous fruit trees.
Some of the organizations feel isolated from the commercialization work that other
organizations are doing, indicating a clear need for better networking. Some of the
key areas where organizations indicated a need for assistance include:
1.
Technical
Information on processing, packaging and marketing.
Improvement of processing technology.
Improved equipment and business management advice.
Product preservation.
Equipment shortages.
Appropriate processing technology.
2.
Policy and institution
Policies or guidelines for horticultural development.
Lack in government technical advisory services.
Markets and marketing.
Table 14.5. Tree species used by commercial fruit processors.
Malawi
Zimbabwe
Namibia and Botswana
Uapaca kirkiana
Adansonia digitata
Azanza garckeana
Ziziphus mauritiana
Ziziphus mauritiana
Schinziophyton rautanenii
Adansonia digitata
Sclerocarya birrea
Strychnos cocculoides
Strychnos cocculoides
Vignea spp.
Sclerocarya birrea
Parinari curatellifolia
Jatropha curcas
Vangueria infausta
Tamarindus indica
Ximenia caffra
(not indigenous but naturalized)
Ricinodendron rautanenii
 
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