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DISTRIBUTED BY veritasE-mail: veritas@mango.zw Website: Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied.In the National Assembly Thursday 21st July 2016MINISTERIAL STATEMENTSTATE OF CO-OPERATIVES IN ZIMBABWETHE MINISTER SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES AND CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT (HON. NYONI): Thank you Mr. Speaker Sir, I wish to make a Ministerial Statement on the state of co-operatives in Zimbabwe. Co-operatives in Zimbabwe fall under seven categories and these are: the housing co-operatives, fishing, manufacturing, agriculture, services which includes transport and catering, savings and credit co-operatives and mining cooperatives.Mr. Speaker Sir, I will begin with the housing co-operatives. The first housing co-operative, Kugarika Kushinga was launched in 1989. The housing cooperatives are the largest sector contributing 83% of registered cooperatives in the country. Between 2010 and 2015, the housing cooperatives built 99 840 houses for themselves; 46 267 of which are at various stages of completion.The following cooperatives have received their title deeds in Harare alone: Mupedzanhamo in Glen Norah with 800 members, Three Stars in GlenView with 40 members, Kambuzuma in Kambuzuma with 101 members, Mufakose in Budiriro 1 with 70 members, Sunshine in Crowborough with 71 members, Rutendo in Budiriro with 43 members and New Generation in Dzivarasekwa with 15 members.Zimbabwe is being ranked as number 1 in housing cooperative development in the whole of Africa with over 4 000 registered housing cooperatives whose membership is over half a million nationwide. This is according to the International Cooperative Alliance Report of 2015. Malawi, South Africa and Uganda have visited Zimbabwe to learn from our experience.Fishing CooperativesThere are 127 Fishing Cooperatives.ProvinceCooperatives in the transport sectorMashonaland West62Matabeleland North26Masvingo4Matabeleland South5Manicaland5Midlands5Total127Their contribution into the food basked is as follows:Estimates of catches of Fishing Cooperatives under National Parks and Wildlife per monthAreaNo. of CooperativesApproximate catches per cooperativeChivero24 (bream)600 kgsDarwendale20 (bream)90 kgsKariba14 (kapenta)2,475 tonnes4 (bream)4,500 tonnesBinga26 (bream 7 tiger)1,800 tonnesManufacturer Success StoriesThe cooperatives have not been very much affected by the economic environment as prospective clients shy away from formal shops in town where prices are relatively higher than those charged by cooperatives.Table below shows estimates of income of cooperatives at Siya So Mbare January – December 2013NameJan-Dec 2015 US$Welders – Metal Fabrication196 560Chieziya – Welding and FurnitureMakingTin Smith – Metal Containers140 400Gumtree – Carpentry and Welding234 000Roadside – Three legged post,buckles and coffin handles458 000Carpenters – beds, wardrobes,kitchen units and dressing tables196 000Simukai Tailoring – uniforms andworksuits63 040Tisunungureiwo – plastic recyclingfor buckets and cups321 000Kuzvitonga Leather Works – shoesand belts193 440Best Multi-purpose – grindingmills and schools furniture369 400GROSS TOTALS2 384 000Arts and Craft CooperativeThere are 57 arts and craft cooperatives registered since 2009. They are involved in stone and wood carving patterns baskets and tie and dye. They are spread country wide as follows:-ProvinceNo. of registered Arts and Craft CooperativesHarare10Mashonaland West8Matabeleland North2Matabeleland South2Bulawayo2Mashonaland Central5Mashonaland East2Midlands10Manicaland16Total57Transport Cooperatives BackgroundThe Ministry has registered 19 transport cooperatives in Mashonaland West, Bulawayo, Harare and Manicaland as shown below:ProvinceNo. of registered Arts and Craft CooperativesBulawayo7Harare5Manicaland6Mashonaland West1Total19Transport cooperatives run taxis, buses, trucks and combies.Success storiesTransport Cooperatives especially Rixi Taxis run a fleet of 20 taxis.Tinzweiwo Buses and Liza Trans are cooperating Harare- Gaborone and Francistown routes in Botswana.Tshova Mubaiwa Transport Cooperative is doing well in Bulawayo.Agricultural CooperativesThere are 194 registered agricultural cooperatives since 2009 and these are spread across the country as shown in the table below:ProvinceRegistered Cooperatives in the agricultural sectorHarare05Masvingo15Mashonaland West08Matabeleland North05Matabeleland South29Bulawayo12Mashonaland Central21Mashonaland East34Midlands31Manicaland34Total194They are in piggery, cattle ranching and fattening, tobacco farming, goats and chicken raring, marketing and supply of agricultural produce. Let me give you another example of how much the Hurungwe Co- operative Union has delivered to the GMB. Their largest contribution was in 2013 and they were my pride. Their total alone was over 500,000 tonnes.The Hurungwe Co-operative Union Maize Deliveries to the GMB Depots.Name of depotTonnage (tonnes)201320142015Karoi174,10667,49815,765Mkwichi66,9684,442-Vuti105,10910,88230,675Lions Den51,006--Magunje124,0816,85153,525Collection Point10,657--Mudzimu2,224-27,085Mhangura618--Total534,79189,673127,050In the early 1980s, Government constructed 360 warehouses. 70 of them have been registered under the Central Association of Agricultural Co-operatives (CACU) to give loans to its members. These warehouses are being used by co-operatives to store their wares.Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs)Since 2009, two hundred and fifty-four Savings and Credit Co- operatives have been registered as follows:ProvinceNo of Registered SACCOsHarare65Mashonaland West5Matabeleland North66Matabeleland South14Bulawayo 8Mashonaland Central14Mashonaland East20Midlands42Manicaland20Total254The Ministry is encouraging every SME cluster and co-operative to form SACCOs to on-lend to their members. For instance, CACO has mobilized and bought agricultural inputs worth US$348,798 for its members.MiningThere are 92 mining cooperatives, mainly in gold and chrome mining in five provinces.ProvinceNo of Registered Mining Co- operativesMashonaland West20Matabeleland South5Mashonaland Central5Manicaland20Midlands42Total92Mining co-operatives have made a major contribution to the country’s gold and chrome production.In conclusion, the world over, co-operatives have been found to be an economic model for the future. It strengthens principles and value based work ethics. To strengthen co-operatives, the Ministry offers pre- registration and post registration training and support. Once a year, in July, Zimbabwe co-operatives observe International Co-operative Day to which co-operatives come from all over the country to showcase their work and achievements. This year this event will be held on 23rd July, 2016 at the Harare Agricultural Showground. The Hon. Vice PresidentE.D Mnangagwa, will be the guest of honour. Hon. Members, you are all invited to attend this very important occasion. I thank you. ................
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