NAPRO inks supply contract with Choppies
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
Done deal: Choppies becomes the first major client for NAPRO
This major breakthrough for the horticultural processing plant was secured a fortnight ago following negotiations that started last July.
Choppies will be the main consumer and it is expected to constitute 40% of NAPRO’s market. “We are ready to start loading Choppies stores. We have already received orders from Choppies Bobonong, Kanye, Selebi-Phikwe, Francistown and other areas. We have the capacity to meet the Choppies demand,” operations manager, Ramogoma Kaisara told Mmegi Business.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...