Beitbridge‘s Amacimbi/Madora plant is almost complete and it will start processing the edible delicacy soon, Sunday News reports. The Matshiloni Mopani Women Processing Centre which is sorely owned by a women cooperative of 106 most of them women, will start harvesting Mopani Worms during the upcoming harvesting season which falls between November and January.
This was revealed by the Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Dr Sithembiso Nyoni who said this to the publication:
Construction of the processing centre is nearing completion, only final touches are being undertaken. We are only waiting for the harvesting time to start, thereafter the processing of amacimbi will start
The Cooperative that is making the Mopani worms plant were highly enabled by a $100 000 grant from the African Development bank. International labour organisation is also providing technical support for the project.
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