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Labour Matters – Progress on New Statutory Instrument

Monday, 07 February 2011 15:22 administrator

Regrettably, the Union has not received any official correspondence from the office of the Labour Commissioner on the matter, despite active follow ups by the Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE), to which ZNFU and the Zambia Farm Employers Association (ZFEA) are affiliated. Initially the Union’s strategy was to pursue this matter through the ZFE and earlier in the week we did indicate to ZFE that the Union and the members were losing patience.

Soya beans Matters

Monday, 07 February 2011 12:51 administrator

The ZNFU has called for a Soyabeans Stakeholders meeting to be held on Thursday 24^th February 2011 at the ZNFU Head office in Lusaka. The meeting will be preceded by the Oil seeds Commodity Committee meeting to be held at 09:30 hours. At the last Soyabeans Stakeholders’ meeting held on 3rd December 2010, the meeting resolved to hold a review meeting on the soyabeans situation towards the end of February 2011.

President Rupiah Banda launches the Sixth National Development Plan

Monday, 07 February 2011 12:45 administrator

On Friday 4^th February 2011 the Head of State launched the Six National Development Plan (SNDP) following the end of the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) on 31^st December 2010. The SNDP will cover the period 2011 – 2015. The Zambia National Farmers’ Union through the Agricultural Sector Advisory Group was involved in the formulation of the SNDP. At the launch, the ZNFU was represented by the Executive Director.

Wheat Matters

Monday, 07 February 2011 12:49 administrator

Thursday 10^th February 2011 has been set as the date for the presentation of the Wheat Verification study which was conducted by the Agricultural Consultative Forum (ACF). At the last Wheat Stakeholders’ meeting, held on 14^th January 2011, the ZNFU was mandated to request ACF to conduct the study. We are pleased to announce that ACF has completed the assignment.

Fertilizer Shortages Continue Affecting a Number of Farming Districts

Wednesday, 02 February 2011 09:06 administrator

Fertilizer shortages have continued affecting a number of farming districts. In Mkushi and Serenje, the deficit supply situation has resulted into rising prices for both Urea and Basal fertilizers which are now fetching around ZMK210,000 and ZMK230,000 respectively. The situation seems to be worse in Northern Province,

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Soya beans Matters

President Rupiah Banda launches the Sixth National Development Plan

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