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Deputy Labour Minister Meets Farmers and Employers in Chongwe

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 08:43 administrator
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The Deputy Minister of Labour; Honourable Simon Kachimba MP yesterday held meeting with farmers, farm employers and other business persons and entrepreneurs  in Chongwe in the Council Chambers. The Deputy Minister informed farmers that the meeting was meant to create a consultative platform meant to share views on issues affecting employees and employers. The Deputy Minister also highlighted casualization and high incidences of child labour as some of the labour challenges which require tripartite efforts to resolve. 

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105th ZNFU Annual Congress set for 8th October 2010.

Monday, 16 August 2010 08:33 administrator
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The ZNFU Board of Directors have set 8th October 2010 as the date for this years Annual Congress. The theme of this years Annual Congress is Productivity, Competitiveness and Market Development. The Congress will be held at Mulungushi International Conference Center. The Head of State, His Excellency Rupiah Bwezani Banda has Confirmed to be the Guest of Honour.


 

ZNFU Meets the Minister of Agriculture & Cooperatives

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 09:30 administrator
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The ZNFU met with the Minister of Agriculture & Cooperatives, Hon Peter Daka. On the ZNFU team, there was the ZNFU President, two Board members, Mr Oza and Capt Chibuye (Rtd), the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director. During the meeting, the Union highlighted some of the immediate issues affecting farmers especially on crop marketing which has generally not gone well especially for maize farmers and areas that should be addressed to improve the competiveness of farming as a whole, particularly on how costs of production could be lowered. Following this meeting, the Minister requested for a written record of what was discussed to expedite action.

 

 

Imports of Milk

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 09:33 administrator
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The Ministry of Commerce, Trade & Industry has sent communication to the ZNFU detailing measures that have been put forward to safeguard domestic production of milk working in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperatives. Additional measures will be submitted to the Ministry of Finance & National Planning for consideration and possible implementation in the 2011 Budget.  This was in response to a letter sent by the ZNFU detailing milk supply and marketing constraints that dairy farmers are currently facing.  

 

 

Agricultural Credits Act Bill Passes 1st Reading

Tuesday, 03 August 2010 08:44 administrator
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At long last, the proposed amend bill to the Agricultural Credits Act, CAP 224 of the Laws of Zambia went through 1st reading in Parliament last week. If the proposed amendment bill is passed by Parliament, it will pave way for the usage and fully operationalisation of Warehouse Receipts as a legal tender or a negotiable instrument in the Zambian agricultural commodities market system. We will keep you posted on the progress being made over this matter

Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 August 2010 08:52
 
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