Farai Mabeza, Senior Staff Writer 
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ZIMBABWE’S horticulture sector is targeting new lucrative markets in the Middle East to drive a rebound of the industry this year.
Between May 2020 and June this year the sector saw exports fall to US$121 million from US$130 million recorded between May 2019 and June 2020 due to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Former Horticulture Development Council of Zimbabwe chairman, Gorden Makoni, is however optimistic of growth this year as Covid-19 vaccination programmes in major buying countries intensify and new lucrative markets are sought.
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