Kwasizabantu Projects - Avocado Pears

One of the many KSB projects to help assist the mission work is the Avocado Pear project. Being seasonal (from end of July to November) everything has to be done in a rush because of the enormous amount of fruit needing to be sorted, packed and transported. Some of top quality avocados are packed into containers for export. Others, depending on the local market, are sent to the bigger South African markets.

This year has seen enormous expansion because of the thousands of young avo trees starting to bear, as well as the necessity to keep up with International standards required for export. New equipment has been installed to this effect. The Avocado Pear project is one of over 20 which assist the mission with food and finance, as well as providing skills training and employment.

Most of the photos below show the construction of the new machinery before the avocado season.