Tanzania Horticulture Association

Tanzania Horticulture Association
by KOMBA BRIGIDA BAPRM 47518

he Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) is a Business Association grouping together all aspects of the Horticulture Industry in Tanzania. Since its inception in 2004 TAHA has successfully brought together the large scale professional operations and the many growers’ groups and small holders into a single bloc with a single business oriented set of interests. This achievement has resulted in TAHA becoming the fastest growing farmer organization in the region. And the recognition of that accomplishment has brought the partnerships and support that are continuing to transform the industry. The Government of Tanzania and Development Partners such as USAID, BEST-AC, the Royal Netherlands Embassy and Finnish Government are all involved in supporting Horticulture in projects in partnership with TAHA or in part designed with the advice and participation of TAHA. As a result TAHA is strategically placed to both influence the course development and advocate the reduction of constraints. By bringing the producers, traders, exporters and processors of all horticultural products – that is flowers, fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and seeds - TAHA has created a single Voice. A voice of both large scale and small that resonates locally, nationally and internationally and with a common understanding that the challenge is about making business work. TAHA has been leading the industry in addressing that challenge and anticipates Horticulture’s contribution to be significant to both Economic Growth and Poverty Eradication

CHARACTERISTICS OF CONSUMER DOMAINS AND FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SUPPLY NETWORK.

Fruits and vegetables are acquired in carrying amounts and from various supply sources ranging from home production through purchase in local,rural markets to supermarkets in urban centres.
Some consumers they may be classified as auto-consumers produce their own fruits and vegetables.
Those who are totally dependent on markets to procure fruits and vegetables may be termed as market dependent consumers and may be further divided into two distinct groups.
Firstly are those who acquire fruits and vegetables for the needs of the households.
Secondly are those who acquire fruits and vegetables for whom fruits and vegetables are purchased and prepared by others.

PREPARED BY
KIPALULE WINFRIDA THOM
BAPRM 47527

PREPARED BY SHAYO PASCAL J

BAPRM 47634

BROCCOLI
As a company we advise our customers to use Broccoli because it is a potent anti-oxidant which has been proven to protect against cancer. As a company sealing with fruits and vegetable this broccoli it is loaded with Vitamin C, this is more than oranges, that we should all be consuming as much as possible especially to prevent cancer. A chemical called Sulforaphane is in broccoli, it has been shown to kill peptic ulcers and gastritis.
There is scientific method or fact for you to ponder on as you drink one of our broccoli raw juice combinations: Broccoli resonates energetically at 300MHz Compare this to our bodies that start to become diseased if its cells are resonating below 50MHz and a cancer cell resonates between 0 and 30MHz.

THE FIVE BENEFITS OF GROUND NUTS........

Groundnuts, also known as peanuts, are considered a very healthy snack. Although small in size it plays a vital nutritional role and contains amazing health benefits.

The health benefits includes:

Helps Promote Fertility (Folate) Peanuts contain a good amount of folate. Repeated studies have shown that women who had a daily intake of 400 micrograms of folic acid before and during early pregnancy reduced their risk of having a baby born with a serious neural tube defect by up to 70%.Helps Fight Depression (Tryptophan) Peanuts are good sources of tryptophan, an essential amino acid which is important for the production of serotonin, one of the key brain chemicals involved in mood regulation. When depression occurs, a decreased amount of serotonin may be released from the nerve cells in the brain. Tryptophan may raise serotonin’s antidepressant effects when there is an increased amount of serotonin in the blood. Boosts Memory Power (Vitamin B3) Do you know what can be found in peanuts that gave them the “brain food” tag? This is due to their vitamin B3 or niacin content whose many health benefits include normal brain functioning and boosting memory power.Aids in Blood Sugar Regulation (Manganese) One fourth cup of peanuts can supply the body with 35% of the DV of manganese, a mineral which plays a role in fat and carbohydrate metabolism, calcium absorption, and blood sugar regulation. Cancer Protection A form of phytosterol called beta-sitoserol (SIT) is found in high concentrations in some plant oils, seeds, and legumes including peanuts. Phytosterols not only protects against cardiovascular disease by interfering with the absorption of cholesterol, they also protect against cancer by inhibiting tumor growth.
KAMARA FELISTER SHAHIDI
BAPRM 47515
C.E.O

I DON’T BELIEVE YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT THE JACKFRUIT!

Jackfruits in Swahili are known as fenesi.This fruit or these fruits are loved by many people this is because of its delicious smell and also sweet test its fresh is very high in fiber content so the taste and the texture of it makes it a great fruit. But this frit is not easily accessed because it is very rare to found in market place being sold but here at our store we have made it possible for you to find get it.What I like to share with you about the goodness of this fruit is that

Jackfruits contains vitamin B6 and vitamin C, it is also rich in antioxidant that’s helps to protect one from cancer, aging faster since there those who age very fast, protects the body from the degenerative deseases,it good for the eye sight and increasing the immunity of the body to fight against the common diseases such as cough, cold and flue by forming a strong resistance against infections.

Dear customers make it your custom to eat deferent types of fruits also test the one that you have never test before since there are deferent varieties of fruits and they both differs in terms on how they provides deferent nutrition’s to our boy sine our company cares for your health that why we makes so much effort to provide you with all kinds of fruits that you need

         
BY: JACQUELINE JAWA K

 BAPRM 47506




 

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT  TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS

            As a Public Relations Officer at Lucky fruits and Vegetable Company Ltd I would like to take this opportunity to inform our loyal customers that from 13/05/2017 until 06/06/2017 we will have depreciation from our fruits and vegetables due to Ramadan. Therefore you’re most welcome to purchase our products as much as you can.

PREPARED BY: USWEGE MESHACK

BAPRM 47647

Analysis of consumption and production trends of Fruits and Vegetables (2017 - 2022) in South Africa

Analysis of consumption and production trends of Fruits and Vegetables (2017 - 2022) in South Africa

 by KOMBA BRIGIDA BAPRM 47531

Zimbabwe in February 2015, banned all imports of fruits and vegetables, which will effect neighbouring South Africa Exports. Ban will mostly impact supplies of tomato, mango, grapes, potato and apples which is mostly imported from South Africa. Local production is slumped by 60% from 2000, following seizures of white-owned farms by current controversial government.

Fruits and vegetables in Zimbabwe are classified under the horticulture sector, which encompasses cut flowers, fruit & vegetables (both processed and fresh). This sector has been the fastest growing industry with an average growth of 32% over the last ten years. It is largely represented by the Horticultural Promotion Council (HPC).

The industry includes such players as the input suppliers, farmers (large & small scale commercial farmers), fresh fruit & vegetable wholesalers, exporters and processors. The main producers of fresh fruit and vegetables for export are commercial farmers (large scale and small scale). The communal farmers grow mainly for the local market, although recently there has been a shift towards exports, mainly to the region. These farmers also participate in export trade by supplying the larger companies with their produce on an out grower basis.

The fruit and vegetable industry is conceivably the best example of a ‘buyers’ market’. Productivity and efficiency gains are essential to remain competitive, then eventually it is market conditions that regulate the underlying profitability of business in Zimbabwe fruit and veg industry. Market judgment is vital, and producers, distributors and retailers must each adopt a strategy according to their top-down assessment of the market. By keeping this in mind, a comprehensive understanding of economic conditions and sub-market drivers is essential.

 thus it is an opportunity for Lucky vegits to grab and take advantage. since we are an upcoming company recently opening a branch in Cape Town South Africa.

Luck fruits and vegetable company come up with new idea on the issue of packaging their product. This can make our products to be well designed, technological and protecting product for distribution, storage sale and use. This can help the products on its way to the customers. Through that it can help the product from middlemen. Human resources manager come up with this new idea so as to make their customers to have quality products.

BY: CHAMOTO EDINA BAPRM 47493

As the information officer of lucky fruits and Vegetables Company, gladly we thank our customers for their trust and believe to our products which gained from them through supporting and buying our products and enjoy them with their beloved ones. As the company we promise to produce quality products so that to make sure our customers are satisfied with the services given by us which are quality and follows healthily requirement which issued by TFDA. Lucky fruits and vegetables always we care about our customer’s health.

NYAMSHORA ELIAS

BAPRM 47618

PREPARED BY SHAYO PASCAL, J. (BAPRM 47634)

IMPORTANCE OF BEETS                           

As a company dealing with fruits and vegetable we advise our customers to use beet greens because it is good and it contain an abundance of chlorophyll, vitamin A and C. It also has a high mineral content, being especially rich in calcium and potassium. Also beets contain fiber, vitamins C and K. Not only that but also it rich in folate, which we all know as folic acid, a natural substance which aids in preventing certain birth defects and heart disease.
The betaine in beet juice stimulates the function of the liver cells and protects the liver and bile ducts.

Beets are an excellent way to detoxify and renew the blood with minerals and natural sugars. This also it helps the reconstitute of the blood, bringing important sustenance to the brain, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. For all the women out there, did you know that beet juice helps alleviate menstrual disturbances and menopausal symptoms? There is more. It’s a powerful kidney and blood cleanser. So stop worrying about its sugar content, its natural sugars.

Enterprise budget format.
Lucky vegetables and fruits is here by to tell about the budget format in the organization.
Enterprise budget format varies, some are complex and others are quite simple. The budget are divided into five sections.
Firstly it illustrate the total receipts the enterprise provides on a set unit. Record should be kept on both a sales unit and land unit.
Secondly it includes the costs of planting and growing the product.
Thirdly it includes the harvest component such as the packaging cost in harvesting activity.
Fourthly it relates to ownership cost whereby each producer owns or controls assets that they use to produce income such ad land, machinery and the irrigation equipment's.
lastly it includes the summary of returns whereby the total cost would be variable and ownership costs combined.

PREPARED BY
KIPALULE WINFRIDA THOM
BAPRM 47527

THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CORNS....

You may think all corn is the same, but it’s not.  There are 4 basic types of corn and they all have distinguishing traits and uses.  You can’t pop sweet corn and you wouldn’t want to eat boiled field corn.  The average person may not be able to tell the difference between the various types of corn by looking at them growing in the field, but a grower certainly can.

Dent Corn

Dent corn, also called field corn, is the most widely grown corn in the U.S.  It is used primarily for livestock feed, but it is also used in some food products. It contains a mix of hard and soft starches that become indented once the corn is dried, thus the name “dent” corn.

Flint Corn

Flint corn, also known as Indian corn, is similar to dent corn.  It has a hard outer shell and is distinguished by a wide range of colors.  It is grown mostly in Central and South America and used primarily for decoration in North America around harvest time.

Popcorn

Popcorn is a type of flint corn but has its own size, shape, starch level and moisture content.  It has a hard exterior shell and a soft starchy center.  When heated, the natural moisture inside the kernel turns to steam and builds up enough pressure that it eventually explodes.  Other types of dried corn may burst open slightly when heated, but not like popcorn.  Popcorn is unique in its taste and pop ability.

Sweet Corn

Sweet corn, or “corn on the cob,” is almost all soft starch and will never pop.  It contains more sugar than other types of corn.  Unlike other corns that are picked when the kernels are dry and mature, sweet corn is picked and eaten while the ears are in the immature milk stage and the kernels are tender.

BY: KAMARA FELISTER

BAPRM 47515

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT CHILDREN GETS THE DAILY RECOMMENDED SERVINGS OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS?

            Fruits and vegetables are high in vitamins, mineral as and fibre. Kids should be encouraged to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables-there is a rainbow of colors to choose from-which provides a rich source of antioxidants, instead of sugary snacks and fast food, which are high in fat and sugar. The vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables provides the following benefits

• To ensure the child’s healthy growth and development
• Strengthen a child’s immune system and help fight illness. There is strong evidence to show that the nutrients found in fruits and vegetables can prevent chronic disease such as cardiovascular diseases.
• The high-fibre content can aid in the proper function of the digestive system and prevent constipation.
• Promote good health and protect against disease, both now and in the future.

Therefore as a Public Relations Officer at Lucky Fruits and Vegetables Company Ltd collaborated with Health Officer we would like to insist parents to take responsibility to make sure that their children eat fruits and vegetables daily so as attain better health.

PREPARED BY: USWEGE MESHACK

BAPRM 47647

A human resource manager at Lack Fruits and Vegetable Company, likely to provide education to the people who suffering from high blood pressure, they recommended to use an Apple as a fruit every day so as to make their health to be good. An Apple is very important in their body and it can make their body to be strong. A victim is supposed to use only one Apple every morning before taking breakfast. You suppose to do this every day like a medicine. I believe that if you try using Apple every day, your health will be in a good condition and you will become stronger. Try using it and you will see how important this fruit is in your body. By CHAMOTO EDINA. BAPRM 47493

As the information officer of lucky fruits and Vegetables Company have to inform our customers that now we have opened new branches in Mwanza, Arusha, and Mbeya, this is because to improve our services and meet our customers from their society, visit our shops near your home and enjoy our products with your family, friends.Gets our products such as watermelon, mangoes, banana, apples, oranges, salad, potatoes, green vegetables in a new package which has good looking and portable that attracts to have some. Our aim is to make people aware of our products and interact with people surrounding our company and have the direct impact to our organization. Is my call that most of you will come and share another experiences with us.

NYAMSHORA ELIAS A

BAPRM 47618

Dear customers from lucky vegetables and fruits. I am here to explain some of the roles of finance manager in the organization.
1. Estimating the amount of capital required
This is the foremost function of the financial manager. Business firm require capital for purchase of fixed assets.
2. Determining capital structure.
Once the requirement of capital funds has been determined a decision regarding the kind and proposition of various sources of funds has to be taken.
3. Choice of sources of fund.
Finance manager has to decide the sources from which the funds are to be raised.
4. Procurement of funds.
Financial manager takes steps to procure the funds required for business.
5. Utilization of fund.
Financial manager are to be invested in various assets so as to maximize the return of investment.
6. Disposal of profit.
Financial manager has to decide how much to retain for ploughing back and how much to distribute as divident to shareholders out of the profit of the company.
7. Management of cash.
Involves the forecasting the cash inflows and outflows to ensure that there is neither shortage nor surplus of cash with the firm.
8. Financial control.
Evaluation of financial performance is also an important function of financial manager.

PREPARED BY KIPALULE WINFRIDA THOM.  BAPRM 47527

TRADITIONAL AND MEDICAL USES OF BANANA.

Fruits and Vegetables are an important component of a health diet. Some fruits like Banana offers great medical benefits. This is partly because Bananas aid in the body's retention of calcium, nitrogen and phosphorus. All of which work to build health and regenerated tissue. The benefits of using Banana is to fight intestinal disorders like ulcers. Bananas are one of the few fruits that ulcers patients can safety consume.

Banana neutralize the acidity of gastric juices, thereby reducing ulcers irritation by coating the lining of the stomach. This fruit is also used as treatment for burns and wounds. For the immediate pain relief beat a ripe Banana into a paste and spread it over a burn or wound lastly Bananas leaves can be also used as a cool compress for burns or wounds.

By

CHAMOTO EDINA, 

BAPRM 47493

The Market Opportunity of Vegetables for Tanzania in the Fair Trade Sector

The Market Opportunity of vegetables for Tanzania in the Fair Trade Sector
 By KOMBA BRIGIDA BAPRM 47531



The Market Opportunity for Tanzania in the Fair Trade Sector Despite the constraints that go with this market sector, the fair trade label does add significant value for producers. If the market develops significantly for vegetables in the coming years, new opportunities may begin to emerge. Fair trade-certified vegetables appear to offer one of the most promising initial routes to market for Tanzanian producers. Mangetouts would be especially promising, because African producers are very competitive in them and they still fetch a premium, unlike fine beans, for example. It is recommended that the sector start to explore opportunities with key fair trade organizations (certifiers like the Fairtrade Foundation in the U.K., importers like AgroFair in the Netherlands, NGOs, and so on). Unlike in most other areas, Kenya’s lead here is relatively small. In this context, it should be pointed out that fair trade organizations evaluate, assist, and certify existing operations; they do not assist in establishing them. However, this would necessarily be a niche market, as the market for fair trade produce across Europe is still relatively small—not growing as fast as that for organics, for example, and not currently focused on vegetables—though this could change, of course. Sales of fair trade products are often heavily concentrated in certain periods of the year, such as the “Fairtrade Fortnight” held in the U.K. in early March. Over this time, fair trade issues are given a high degree of prominence by the media—and, increasingly, by major retailers. One of the key marketing challenges for the fair trade-based sector is to keep sales levels high for most of the rest of the year and not just during periods of special attention. The future for fair trade products lies largely in the prosperity of end markets across the EU. The general feeling in the market is that many people still buy fair trade items not due to a deep understanding (and subsequent rejection) of modern, intensive, high-tech international agrifood supply chains and trade conditions, but rather to make themselves “feel good” and, to some extent, to follow fashion. If economic prosperity dips in Europe, many in the industry believe that expensive products (such as fair trade) will be the first to leave people’s shopping baskets.

Eat more vegetables and fruits each day 

1. Keep fruit where you can see it. That way you’ll be more likely to eat it.

2. Explore the produce aisle and choose something new. Variety is the key to a healthy diet.

3. Skip the potatoes. Choose other vegetables that are packed with more nutrients and more slowly digested carbohydrates.

4. Make it a meal. Try cooking new recipes that include more vegetables. Salads and stir fries are two ideas for getting tasty vegetables on your plate.

this are simple tricks to making sure that fruits and vegetables are part of your daily meal.

By Markerting Manager

Mwemtusi Caroline

BAPRM 47603 

SIMPLE RULES FOR STORING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

When you've returned home after selecting the season's finest bounty there's no point keeping it in sub-optimal conditions only to throw it into a fridge-clearing soup or even worse, the bin. Follow a few simple rules, keep that produce in tip-top condition and enjoy crispy carrots and springy silver beet all week.

Always store fruit and vegetables separately, Fruit emits much more ethylene than vegetables and vegetables are much more sensitive to ethylene than fruit, so, always store fruit and vegetables in separate drawers. Otherwise you'll understand why they say one bad apple will spoil the whole barrel. Divide all fruit and vegetable into those that like the cold and those that don't.

Fruit

Out of the fridge: If a fruit grew in the tropics then you can happily assume it won't like the cold. Bananas, pineapples, mangoes, melons, lychees, pomegranates, coconuts, mangos teen, guava and papaya prefer the fruit bowl. Watermelon, however, prefers to be alone; it's highly sensitive to ethylene and will deteriorate much faster in company. Grapes are similarly sensitive.

In the fridge: Fruits which prefer the cold or will last a decent time if kept in the fridge include apples, pears, berries, grapes and oranges. Strangely, although you can freeze every other variety of orange, if you freeze a navel orange it will turn bitter. Stone fruits are a particular lot and if you refrigerate them before they are ripe they will turn mealy and lose flavour. However, once they are ripe you can keep them in the crisper for a couple of days. Just remember to always bring fruit to room temperature for eating so you get the best flavour.

Vegetables

Out of the fridge: Potatoes store best in dirt, it's a natural preservative, instead of digging storage mounds outside like it's the olden days just be happy to buy unwashed potatoes and store them dirty somewhere very dark.  Onions like somewhere dark with good air circulation, whole pumpkins and sweet potatoes are also best stored this way.

In the fridge: All the hardy greens like silver beet and kale like a bit of humidity to keep them fresh and love to be wrapped in a damp cloth in the crisper. Delicate greens like go through the roof, however, will turn to mush at the first sign of water, make sure these ones are stored wrapped in a dry cloth in the fridge. Although root vegetable look pretty with their green leaves make sure you remove the tops, otherwise the leaves will continue to grow causing the root to soften and lose flavor

POSTED BY PASCAL J BAPRM 47634