HARARE, Zimbabwe—Quickfresh co-founder Rumbidzai Mbambo makes daily runs supplying fresh produce to her growing list of clientele.

A worker at Quickfresh, a Zimbabwean startup, puts some packed fresh produce in a car for home deliveries in Harare, Zimbabwe on May 8, 2020 (Courtesy of Rumbidzai Mbambo)

Amid all this, Mbambo saw an opportunity, and she quickly moved to fill the void.

In the first two weeks of the lockdown, an estimated $10 million worth of fresh produce was lost, according to the Zimbabwe Farmers Union, which represents farmers’ interests.

Farmers and buyers flood a fresh produce market in Mutare, Zimbabwe, potentially exposing one another to coronavirus on May 21, 2020.

Workers with “Fresh In A Box,” a startup created by Zimbabwean farmers, pack vegetables to prepare for home deliveries at their warehouse in Harare, Zimbabwe on May 15, 2020.