In line with the Second Republic\u2019s mantra, \u201cnyika inovakwa nevene vayo,\u201d a local firm, Davipel Group of Companies, an indigenous agro-processing company in Harare\u2019s Sunway City Industrial Park, is constructing a stockfeed plant to be operational by April next year.<\/p>\n
Special Advisor to the President on Monitoring and Implementation of Government Programmes and Projects, Dr Jorum Gumbo and Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Charles Tavengwa toured the Davipel Stockfeed Plant installation on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the tour, Davipel chief executive officer Davison Norupiri said they have targeted to open during the first quarter of next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe capacity of the plant is 10 to 12 tonnes an hour and we are actually anticipating to start running in April next year because at the moment we are still building outer buildings.<\/p>\n
\u201cStarting during the harvest time means we will be in a position to get raw materials which are cheaper as we know that when people are harvesting the prices of commodities go down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Norupiri said they were proud of their plant.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as the technology on stockfeed manufacturing goes, this is the best technology so far in Africa followed by a plant in Sudan and then the rest follow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis technology is from Turkey and is the latest technology at the moment and I am happy to say that even during installation we were actually transferring technology from Turkey into our country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Norupiri said they are also looking at the issue of the Special Economic Zones which have been set up by the Government and had responded positively to that.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs it is, we are the first stockfeed manufacturing company to occupy that space. That will help us as a company. It will also help the nation of Zimbabwe in terms of employment creation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are trying to address some gaps. We are responding to the Government\u2019s call on the issue of industrialisation, import substitution as well as exports,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr Gumbo was pleased that Davipel is the first indigenous company to venture into this sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed. Davipel has responded positively to the President\u2019s pronouncement that nyika inovakwa nevene vayo. It is therefore not by coincidence that the project was prioritised for implementation under the rapid results programme.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am pleased to report that the adoption of the 100-Day Cycle Programme has yielded positive results by ensuring the timeous completion of projects as we strive to achieve upper middle-income status by 2030,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr Gumbo said the company had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Harare Institute of Technology to facilitate knowledge transfer to the students on the use of the new technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe investment by Davipel is also in sync with the Government\u2019s call for value addition and beneficiation of produce from the agricultural sector. Indeed, the Government is prioritising the development and strengthening of already existing value chains because of the realisation that there is underused capacity in the agro-processing value chain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Developments witnessed during the tour were a clear justification of why the Government has declared Sunway City, a special economic zone.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed, in a short period of time, Davipel Holdings has become one of the country\u2019s leading agro-processing companies. The investment is a demonstration of the confidence that our indigenous companies have in investing in the country because of the good investment climate,\u201d said Dr Gumbo.<\/p>\n
Upon completion, the company will employ 450 people and the surrounding communities will benefit from the employment opportunities. The completion of the plant will also lead to the opening of shops across the country while a portion of the output will be exported to countries in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cProduction at the company is therefore expected to reduce imports of stock feeds while promoting exports to the international market,\u201d Dr Gumbo said.<\/p>\n
He also commended the firm for its plans to empower civil servants by supplying chicks and feedstock with payment done after production.<\/p>\n
Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Charles Tavengwa said the new plant was clearly in line with President Mnangagwa\u2019s assertion countless times that Zimbabwe is an agro-based nation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talk of employment. In terms of the GDP as Harare, we will benefit from that.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main issue the President says \u2018Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo\u201d, who is vene vayo? A local Zimbabwean investing in such a big facility here, the equipment, investment in his own country for his own people, we applaud that. It is very welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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