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'I don't compete with women,' says Mujuru
22 Aug 2014 at 02:46hrs | Views
Vice-President Joice Mujuru is ready to take on men in the beef and animal breeding sector as she does not compete with women anymore.
Mujuru said this while touring the Harare Agriculture Show's Exhibition Park yesterday, at which she took pot-shots at male exhibitors, adding she was going to challenge those in the livestock section.
"I do not compete with women, I compete with men," responded Mujuru to remarks that there would be a competition in the live stock section for the best bulls.
"I will talk to my manager to see how we can enter the competition".
This year, there are 300 livestock entries, which according to officials, has seen an increase from last year's figures with judges reportedly coming from South Africa.
Zimbabwe used to produce some of the best beef in the region with exports as far afield as Europe.
Mujuru also toured Beef and Poultry Association of Zimbabwe president Solomon Zawe's stand and said she had been impressed by the standard of animal breeds on display.
"Being a farmer, I am so excited and impressed with what I have seen in the animal and tobacco section. There is a lot that is going on, our people seem to be very much aware of what should be achieved judging by their wares at the show," Mujuru added.
The theme of this year's show Sustaining and Transforming Agricultural Growth was in conjunction with government's latest economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset).
Mujuru has interests in tobacco farming as well as the beef industry.
She is currently locked in a bitter war of attrition for the soul of former guerrilla movement, Zanu PF, ahead of the party's watershed elective congress set for December. Along with party legal affairs secretary and Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mujuru is said to lead a faction in a bid to take over from President Robert Mugabe.
The two have strenuously denied leading any faction or habouring ambitions to take over the reins, at least while Mugabe is still in charge.
Mujuru said this while touring the Harare Agriculture Show's Exhibition Park yesterday, at which she took pot-shots at male exhibitors, adding she was going to challenge those in the livestock section.
"I do not compete with women, I compete with men," responded Mujuru to remarks that there would be a competition in the live stock section for the best bulls.
"I will talk to my manager to see how we can enter the competition".
This year, there are 300 livestock entries, which according to officials, has seen an increase from last year's figures with judges reportedly coming from South Africa.
Zimbabwe used to produce some of the best beef in the region with exports as far afield as Europe.
"Being a farmer, I am so excited and impressed with what I have seen in the animal and tobacco section. There is a lot that is going on, our people seem to be very much aware of what should be achieved judging by their wares at the show," Mujuru added.
The theme of this year's show Sustaining and Transforming Agricultural Growth was in conjunction with government's latest economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset).
Mujuru has interests in tobacco farming as well as the beef industry.
She is currently locked in a bitter war of attrition for the soul of former guerrilla movement, Zanu PF, ahead of the party's watershed elective congress set for December. Along with party legal affairs secretary and Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mujuru is said to lead a faction in a bid to take over from President Robert Mugabe.
The two have strenuously denied leading any faction or habouring ambitions to take over the reins, at least while Mugabe is still in charge.
Source - Zim Mail
