Good morning dear forumites, today we meet again and look at the lucrative business of car parts for second hand vehicles imported from Japan. In Zim estimates put the number of second hand Japanese vehicles at more than 3 million in Zimbabwe and the question that immediately comes to mind is;

Who provides service kits and car parts for these vehicles?

Cdes and friends you too can benefit from this industry. At the present moment its only our good brothers from West Africa who benefit and the reason why they benefit is due to trust and working together. You will have to work as a team in order to raise capital requirements of up to $40-$60k.

Our brothers from West Africa  source these car parts from mostly Dubai and other Middle East countries, East Asia is also included in the equation.

So what do you need to do?

1.Get into groups where you trust each other, ideally workmates, church mates or relatives, pool resources and find out the process of importing car parts.

2.Develop marketing strategies for your car parts -consider selling car parts on credit(something our brothers from West Africa are currently not doing as they insist on cash upfront)

So all the best to you this industry is not as complicated as you think.Expect returns of more than 100%…industry would suit diasporans.

Good luck

In Zimbabwe we have the irresistible, the famous ‘Mazowe Crush Fruit Juice’ ..how about Malawi? In Malawi it’s the World Best Rice…It’s the Malawi Rice…Kilombero Rice. If you have not eaten Malawi Rice then ‘you are still to eat rice’.

So I had heard stories of this famous rice and dismissed them. I thought folks this rice was overrated, I have eaten Thai Rice and various other types of rice. There is nothing much that distinguishes the rice’s that I had eaten.

Now after eating the famous rice from the beautiful country of Malawi, iam forced to change my stance. Malawi rice is indeed the best rice under the sun…I just got hooked to this rice and donot see myself ever wanting to eat any rice apart from Malawi Rice.

Now it makes sense why this rice is expensive in Harare, a 2kg of Malawi Rice costs $5. Normal rice costs between $2 and $3 per 2kg packet. Malawi rice is definitely not for the poor!

So what exactly makes it special? Unfortunately Iam not a food writer and will not do justice to this famous brand. All I can say is that its tasty…add to this, the sweet scent that comes from the cooked rice. You can smell from a mile away that at this home –they are eating Kilombero rice tonight!

Business Opportunities provided by Malawi Rice

More should be done to market and promote Malawi Rice. Malawi rice is a world brand and the rice should be served in all the top hotels in the world. In Zimbabwe and South Africa, few hotels prepare Malawi rice and this maybe partly due to ignorance. If advertised well the demand for this rice is unlimited.

So what is ZBIN Doing?

Do you supply Kilombero Rice? If your answer is yes, then drop your details on the comments section.

We encourage Malawians in Zimbabwe, South Africa and other countries to put their details so that potential customers can easily contact you.

Malawi Rice Recipe

Some say the trick with Malawi rice lies in the recipe, few non Malawians know how to expertly cook Kilombero rice. We are therefore inviting folks with recipes for Malawi to please post below.

As for me and my family-if its not Kilombero rice, then its technically not rice-Viva Malawi Rice!