Last year around this time, few people around the world knew of the novel pandemic Covid-19. Only China was doing its best tying to manage the pandemic that broke out in the Wuhan Province but failed to contain it leading to a viral infection across the globe that has claimed nearly 2 million people with more than 90 million infected.
What will the situation look like in a years time? With an average of 500,000 new infactions on a daily basis worldwide, its anybody’s guess how many millions would be infected. We are obviously looking at more than 500m infected in 2 years time.
The good news is the discovery of several vaccines from the leading pharmaceutical companies but its still early days yet as the impact is still to be felt with infection numbers infact skyrocketing instead of stagnating.
What happens before the vaccines effectively manage the spread of Covid-19?
We have to keep to WHO guidelines of social distancing, masking up and other hyegiene practices!
The biggest question mark of the pandemic is how have millions of people infected been recovering? Why are there no headlines coverage of recoveries? Why is the world speaking in hushed tones when it comes to recoveries?
If we stick to Zimbabwe, we are going to find underground use of local herbs—Zumbani, Mufandichimuka, Garlic, Onions, Guava leaves and more.
A new value chain has been created of managing Covid-19 infections with local herbs all of a sudden finding immense value.
Some are packaging the freely available Zumbani and Mufandichimukas and selling them at premium prices! Some entrepreneurs quick to the game have found a way to package and sell them in retail shops. For a packet of 100g of Zumbani team, prices started at US$2 rising to US$6 in some selected retail giants.
Mind you no one has a farm of growing these herbs! Noone is incurring planting, fertilising, labour and herbicide costs. Only collecting and transportation costs…dear reader, welcome to the most profitable agricultural opportunity in the country!
Despite just plucking the herbs from forests, demand keeps spiralling upwards with supplies unable to match the excess demand!
Are authorities going to come and wield an axe over Zumbani, Mufandichimuka and related products like what happened with the quail birds? In the middle of the pandemic—looks highly unlikely unless there is an accident of herbs use that kills many people.
So till vaccines effectively deal with the pandemic which is going to take several years, then advantage to local herbs!
Our forum members have also been monitoring developments and have created a group which will lead to the formation of a Zumbani Crowdfunding Company.
We wish them the best in helping solve the pandemic and also unlocking opportunities for themselves.
