Labor Report

              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

                                       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

              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 …

Coffee Crowers’ Association

                                                         COFFEE GROWER’S ASSOCIATION                    REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009   The Coffee Industry this year continued with its downward trend as it has done in the last eight years. With the continued uncertainty on the land redistribution exercise, growers have been quite rightly reluctant to apply inputs into long term crops such as …

Legal Affairs Report

­          LEGAL AFFAIRS                       REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009  Overview Despite the final conclusion of the delayed election results followed by the formation of the Inclusive Government the situation on the ground has remained exactly the same. The main functions of this office has therefore changed to mainly a recording and information centre for compiling all the reports …

Crops Association report

                    CROPS ASSOCIATION ­                   REPORT TO CONGRESS 2009   Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to this our 7th Annual General Meeting of the Zimbabwe Crop Producers’ Association. I do hope that this new format of a combined Commodity Associations meeting at a single venue meets with your approval. THE PAST CROPPING SEASON By and large the past …

Licence Fees 2009/10

 COMMERCIAL FARMERS’ UNION PROPOSED RESOLUTION TO THE 66th ANNUAL CONGRESSFARMERS’ LICENCE FEE AND RULES The Council of the Commercial Farmers’ Union resolves and recommends to Congress the adoption of an Annual Farmers’ Licence Fee for the 2009/2010 Licencing Year commencing on 01 October 2009 to become due and payable on the 01 October 2009. Council further resolves and …

Comments from Ambassador Xavier Marchal (Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Zimbabwe)

I feel privileged to be invited again to address your annual Congress. It is taking place in the context of a new political Dispensation, the main objective of which is to pull Zimbabwe out of a profound crisis, while paving the way for a better democratic environment. One would expect that as a result of …