COMFWB INCUBATION CENTRE IN PIPELINE

MANZINI- women in farming have been afforded an opportunity to supply local school market with their produce for the next decade.

The Comesa Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) is in the process of acquiring an incubation centre that will house the produce, packing and processing unit.The centre will also include the abettor which is at the helm of the organisations’ priorities. Incubation centres are centres where transitory and facilitative assistance is given to small enterprises or start-ups.

It is geared towards small business development, innovation and application of technology also promotion of growth from within local economies, while additionally giving a tool for technology transmission. An incubation centre also provide focused support to entrepreneurs through a supportive environment, that helps them establish their business ideas and develop their concepts into market ready products, supports the acquisition of business knowledge, facilitates the raising of necessary finance.

Construction

COMFWB Eswatini Chairperson and Member of Parliament, Thandi Nxumalo said the construction of an incubation centre was imperative to the organisation. She said the centre would house the produce they need to supply the World Food Programme (WFP) market they acquired two years ago. Nxumalo outlined that the centre would also have a processing unit where the produce would be packaged and packed before shipment.
“We were first tasked with acquiring land for the project and the next phase is construction, which would begin promptly,” she added.

The legislature added that they had formulated designation groups which would oversee each sector of their organisation. These include feedlot, maize, vegetables and many more sectors within the organisation. Nxumalo said a committee have been assigned for each sector to look at challenges as well as implement strategies of trade. “We need to maximise our reach because it is imperative that we grow and generate business revenues that will support the economy and expand us,” she said.

Address

The MP also mentioned that the committees would address other relevant issues which may hinder their trade and supply aspect of the organisation.
COMFWB, Center of Financial Inclusion (CFI) And World Food Programme (WFP) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) two months ago that would increase the supply of local produce in the home grown school feeding programme. The MoU was signed at the United Nation (UN) building in Mbabane.  According to the MoU, The three entities will work together on the establishment and strengthening of the participation of women farmer groups as local produce suppliers in the Home grown school feeding Programme.

The organisations are tasked with providing capacity strengthening in key areas of business skills and financial capacity. This includes the strengthening women groups to become registered cooperatives as well as training of women farmers on increasing agriculture productivity through the adaptation of climate smart agriculture and precision farming technologies.

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