date:Apr 11, 2014
Lack of markets for paprika is affecting production, which fell from 14,000 tonnes in 2003 to 685 tonnes in 2010.
Zimbabwe Farmers Union crop officer, Simbarashe Muchena, told Zimbabwe's New Ziana news agency that production of paprika had declined over the past decade due to downsizing or closure of agro-processing companies.
Buyers used to engage farmers on contracts and provide them with the necessary support to produce paprika, he said.
Full statistics on the crop's production was also no