A diamond in the rough: Angola’s vast and growing potential as a fruit exporter

WITH great year-round weather, soil and water supplies, Angola has huge potential as an agricultural exporter. Aderito Costa, Angola’s Pitaya (Dragon Fruit) King and Yudo Borges, Angola’s Strawberry King have both set themselves apart from the competition by embracing a shared set of values through their passion for excellence, innovation, agricultural know-how, and community development.

“In southwest Huila province, it’s harvest time in the strawberry fields. On a 60-year-old farm that converted from flowers and cattle. That’s how Yudo Borges became known as The Strawberry King.

“We have the best conditions to produce strawberries in the world. We are 2 000 metres high. We’ve got a dry winter. But it’s very good because when we plant, we start peaking already in winter, and it’s dry. We don’t have many pests, we don’t have any fungus or anything and we irrigate our strawberries with spring water.” —