Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
FINANCIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 INTRODUCTION: 2008 – 2009 Financial year was faced with many challenges. Hyperinflation causing the devaluation of the Zimbabwean dollar. 10 Zero’s dropped in August 2008. Thereafter a further 12 zero’s dropped at the beginning of 2009. Unions accounts were recorded in Zimbabwean dollars until 31 October 2008. Values were …
MASHONALAND WEST NORTH REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 Land – Seven farmers being prosecuted in Chinhoyi courts. Most of these farmers have interferences on their farms, making production either impossible or near impossible. In Chinhoyi/Banket five farmers are farming without any problems. Legal – Farmers through their lawyers are trying to delay proceedings …
MIDLANDS REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 Ladies and Gentleman, The past year has again been difficult and frustrating for farmers. The upsurge in farm invasions coupled with the prosecution of farmers through the courts, has had a detrimental effect on farmers moral. In short farmers are getting tired. All our farmers want is to be …
MASHONALAND CENTRAL REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 INTRODUCTION:This region has just experienced another fantastic rainy season with little crop to show for it. Politically the region was heavily affected during and after the June elections last year. Confidence in the commercial sector was again at an all time low particularly in the …
SOUTH WEST MASHONALAND REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 Weather – This region had the closest to a perfect season it could ever have wished for. Rains started in late November and fell every week to ten days until the end of April. There was no excessive leaching rain and there were no dry spells, …
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DAIRY FARMERS REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 Welcome to the first combined commodities AGM. I hope the format works out well and that everyone enjoys themselves, has time to relax and learns something. The idea is that as well as having our usual NADF AGM we will see the crops and …
CATTLE PRODUCER’S ASSOCIATION REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 CPA – Where are we now? The CPA has been run on a very low key basis for the past 2 to 3 years. A decision was made at the 2008 AGM that CPA would be run as a section under the NADF, with NADF management representing the …
ANNUAL LABOUR REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 During the last quarter of 2008 many challenges were experienced with regards to wages. There were many examples of the different ways employers were paying. Inconsistency and a lack of direction from Government also caused havoc within the sector. On the 20 February 2009 the NEC came up with …
MANICALAND REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 “Allow us to apply our trade and we will surely assist in re-building our beloved country’s economy” (quoted from our President). It saddens me to think that my report must be opened up with the most common topic of discussion at the moment, that being the …
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009 List of Councillors President – T R GiffordVice President – G S TheronVice President – C TaffsCereals, Oils and Grain Producers (Crops) – C CloeteCoffee Growers Association (CGA) – C TaffsNational Association of Dairy Farmers …