Zambezi project study complete
Monday, February 16, 2015
The study recommends growing eight crops being; sorghum, beans, sunflower, maize, cotton, wheat, soybean alfalfa and mango. The study was conducted by an Italian company, Studio Gallli Ingegneria (SGI).
Agriculture Hub, Communications and Investor Relations Officer, Baitshephi Babusi-Hill told BusinessWeek that the Environmental and Social Impact Assesment (ESIA) and the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) reports have been submitted to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in January for adjudication and subsequent approval.
But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...