CHENGETAI MURIMWA
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF 2022) will run from April 25 to 30 after the dates were approved by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, organisers have said.
ZITF Company chairperson Busisa Moyo said the international, multi-sectoral exhibition will be held under the theme, “Rethink, Reimagine, Re-invent Value Chains for Economic Development.”
“The theme locates ZITF as the nerve centre for driving adaptability, agility and resilience. It highlights the need for disruptive thinking enabling economic players to identify future disruptors, craft and implement change strategies as the environment and needs of the business/economy change,” Moyo said.
He said supply chains, which lacked global resilience, broke down in the face of multi-country disruptions owing largely to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“National lockdowns, travel restrictions and labour market shifts slowed and even temporarily stopped the flow of raw materials and finished goods, disrupting manufacturing as a result,” Moyo said, adding that the pandemic accelerated and magnified problems that already existed in supply chains by exposing previously unseen vulnerabilities.
ZITF 2022, he said, will focus on the need for strategic transformation in the configuration and operation of local value chains and regional value chains.
“By leveraging networking opportunities at the tradeshow and interacting with new ways of doing business, participants can reimagine their business models and reconfigure their supply chains to become more flexible, agile and resilient,” Moyo said.
He said exhibitors at this year’s showcase are encouraged to bring forth their best innovations that reflect their capabilities to formulate innovative home-grown solutions that match global standards.
Moyo said the ZITF Company will take all reasonable steps to promote and maintain safe and healthy conditions for participants.
“We will continue to work with local and national health authorities to format the show in a manner that complies with health and safety regulations and minimises exposure risk to Covid-19,” he said.
