Builds a small, clean processing and packing hub where harvested fruit is turned into powder, pulp and oil, so more of the price paid by end buyers returns to Zimbabwean communities. The hub trains local staff in food-safety practice and prepares products for regional and export buyers.
Raw fruit leaves Zimbabwe’s communities cheaply because there is no nearby, food-safe processing capacity, so processors and buyers capture most of the value.
Baobab powder sells internationally for US$20–40 per kilogram and baobab oil for US$80 to over US$100 per litre, far above the price paid to harvesters for raw fruit. European market growth is projected at about 4–9% a year depending on the estimate.
An operating hub with food-safety procedures, trained staff, a product range and first sales contracts.
Harvester groups supplying the hub, 30–40 local processing and packing workers (mostly women and youth), and small buyers of natural products.
520 people targeted
This project is delivered with the partners below. Donors, partners, investors and clients are invited to take part.
Natural-products partner. Nura Organica trains harvesters, buys, processes and markets natural products such as amarula and baobab on an ongoing basis.
Processing and marketing partner: Nura Organica (www.nura.org) processes and markets natural products and shares its quality standards for the hub.
Donors and investors are invited to co-fund processing equipment and the food-safe building; the hub is designed to earn back part of its running costs.
The detailed results framework, deliverables verification matrix, work plan and budget are published in a full project document. It is provided on request as a branded PDF.
Budgets, targets and dates are planned figures for 2027 and will be updated as each project is confirmed and funded.
Builds a small, clean processing and packing hub where harvested fruit is turned into powder, pulp and oil, so more of the price paid by end buyers returns to Zimbabwean communities. The hub trains local staff in food-safety practice and prepares products for regional and export buyers.
It takes place in Bulawayo · Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, from 1 Jan 2027 to 19 Oct 2027.
The planned budget is US$340,000 (US dollars). Every budget line is published on this page.
The full project document, with the results framework, deliverables verification matrix, work plan and budget, is available on request. Use the request form on this page and a download link is sent to your email.
Nura Organica. Each partner has a specific role described on this page.
You can donate, volunteer or become a partner. Use the buttons on this page or write to info@takura.org.zw.