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NUPAAW Launch Farm Bloc HIV/AIDS Work Place Program

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 11:11 administrator
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The National Union of Plantation, Agriculture and Allied Workers (NUPAAW) in collaboration with Support to the HIV/AIDS Response in Zambia (SHARe II) launched the farm bloc work place HIV/AIDS program, after conducting a three days peer education workshop. The workshop which took place from 8th to 10th April 2013,was attended by 20 farm employees from different farms in the Mkushi farm bloc. Speaking during the official launch, NUPAAW General Secretary, Mr. Godwin Mungala thanked farmers in the bloc for attaching great importance to worker health by allowing them to attend the workshop. He also stated that NUPAAW has decided to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation programmes to respond to specific challenges posed by the diseases among workers.
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ZNFU Women Farmers Leadership Skills Training Takes Off

Monday, 08 April 2013 13:47 administrator
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The planned Women Farmers leadership trainings have taken off in six District Farmers Association (DFAs) in Central A and Central B Regions. Participants to the workshop included representatives from all the six DFA Executive Committee Leaders, Commodity Associations and women and youth farmers. Over 110 women and men attended the participatory training sessions. The trainings are meant to equip farmers with skills for personal development, mind-set shift as well as leadership skills so as to help them be able to see and embrace opportunities and deal with challenges as they come their way.
The farmers have expressed gratitude to the ZNFU for availing such an opportunity to them. Speaking during the training, Mr. Joseph Kangwa, the Chairman for Mpika DFA, thanked Ambassador Sheila Siwela, the facilitator, for helping equip and motivate the farmers and requested the ZNFU to organise more of such trainings even for the other ZNFU leadership levels, as this information would transform most of the DFAs into being strategic, focused and progressive.The trainings will next week extend to Petauke, Chipata and Lundazi in Eastern Province.
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Smuggling Of Mealie Meal On The Upswing

Monday, 08 April 2013 13:40 administrator
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Copperbelt has once again been hit by rampant smuggling of mealie meal into the neighbouring DR Congo, a situation last experienced over 25 years ago. The commodity is acutely in short supply in almost all the districts on the Copperbelt forcing people to go to the borders to buy the commodity as most of the traders have set up illegal makeshift stalls near borders around the districts of Ndola, Chililabombwe and Mufulira. People around these districts have expressed shock at seeing how people are ferrying the commodity even on bicycles into the DRC through illegal paths throughout the day and night leaving the town without this essential commodity.
 

Loading Fees And Mineral Levy Stopped

Monday, 08 April 2013 13:42 administrator
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After numerous concerns from farmers and other stakeholders over the collection of loading fees and mineral levy, which inflated the cost of doing business, Mkushi municipalities recently stopped the collection of the levies from the general public. The local authority has taken into consideration concerns raised among other reasons for stopping the exercise. Meanwhile, reliable sources from the district administration have intimated that government has centralised the responsibility of collecting mineral levies and will give a fair share to the local councils. Late last year the local authority introduced loading fees and mineral levy ranging between KR15 and KR40 for loads between 3 tons to 26 tons in Mkushi district.
 

Maize Production To Reduce By 30%

Monday, 08 April 2013 13:39 administrator
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Maize production in the Northern Province is this season expected to reduce by 30 percent at the back of late input delivery and poor rainfall pattern that characterized the season. This sentiment was expressed by the Provincial Agriculture Coordinator (PACO), Mr. Banda during a meeting for all head of departments in the Province on 2nd April. The meeting was also informed that the Lukulu farming block is being electrified. This was confirmed by Zesco Regional Manager. The Regional Manager for CEEC informed the members that only 3 Districts namely; Kasama, Mungwi and Mpulungu will access CEEC Loans this year. The meeting was chaired by the Permanent Secretary Mr. Hloba Nkunika who informed the members that the Deputy Minister for Northern Province has been transferred to Muchinga
 
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