Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Farming Affected by High Water and Electricity Bills

 The  high  water  and  electricity  bills  have  greatly  affected  the  production  of  farmers  in  Zimbabwe.  Farmers  are  reported  to  be owing  88million  dollars  to  Zimbabwe  National  Water   Authority (ZINWA).
 According  to  the  Newsday, ZINWA  was  asked  to  appeare  before  the   Parliamentary  Committee  to  apprise  i5t  on  delays  in  implementing  dam  construction  projects.
 At  the  same  time  Farmers  organisations  are  also  complaining  about  ZESA  bills. In the  Chronicle  newspaper, they  said  that  their  members  received  their  earnings  once  a   year, especially  without  irrigation.
 These  high   bills   are  in  the  way  of  farmers' progress  and  their  hard  earned  income  eventually  goes  to  bills  only.

2 comments:

  1. if they were not to pay Zesa or Zinwa, would there be any difference in terms of the output? i dont think so. There are other serious factors than these that make these guys performe poorly. for example the lack of expertise is the one of them and the lack of capital in form of infrastructure or equipment and funds.

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  2. that is true but at least they should be given a platform to do their business then pay their bills once every year. This will allow them to generate more money to get equipment

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