Rodney K

Development Finance Economist #Agriculture #Investment #Economics #Finance.Views are my own & RTs don’t imply endorsement

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears." Nelson Mandela

[FAO Livestock @FAOLivestock]

🎉The new DAD-IS website is live! 🎉

The Domestic Animal Diversity Information System, maintained by @FAO, provides access to searchable databases of breed-related info, photos & resources on livestock diversity.

Explore 👉🏼 https://t.co/HFiWeSHNKm

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

Yesterday it was exciting to attend the opening auction of the @ZMXExchange 2025/26 Summer Marketing Season. ZMX brings together buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities for real-time price discovery in an open market. Well done to @ZMXExchange @wamamboDenney

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

Yesterday it was exciting to attend the opening auction of the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange 2025/26 Summer Marketing Season. The ZMX brings together buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities for real-time price discovery in an open market. Well done to ZMX team!

[Mastercard @Mastercard]

@solana Building better experiences for all with @Solana 🤝

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

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[Ripple @Ripple]

Digital assets are moving from experimentation to real-world use. We see collaboration across the ecosystem as key to connecting onchain innovation with trusted global payments infrastructure.

Initiatives like the @Mastercard Crypto Partner Program help bring builders, networks, and financial institutions closer together.

[Mastercard @Mastercard]

Digital assets are entering a new phase. What once ran in parallel to existing financial systems is increasingly being applied to solve practical, real-world needs — often behind the scenes – from cross-border remittances to B2B money transfers. This creates new opportunities to add value in how money moves globally.

Today, we introduced the Mastercard Crypto Partner Program — a global initiative that brings together more than 85 crypto-native companies, payments providers, and financial institutions. Together, we're creating a forum for meaningful dialogue and collaboration as this space continues to mature.

[GERMANYinZIMBABWE @RetzlaffCh]

Seen in Harare today: „The World is held together by Wisdom“. Looking at the world these days I‘m actually not so sure …..

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

https://t.co/Bpn88b0Tmc

[newZWire @newswireZW]

Delta Corporation says it buys about US$20 million worth of barley and US$15 million on maize from local farmers each year.

That covers all of Delta’s barley malt needs and around half of its maize demand. Barley is the main ingredient in lagers, while maize is added to soften the taste.

The company works with contracted maize and barley farmers across 6,000–8,000 hectares each year. Farmers receive seed, fertiliser, chemicals and technical support, which they pay for when they deliver their crops.

For traditional beer, Delta also buys up to US$5 million worth of sorghum annually from about 9,000 growers.

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

@JosephKamuzhan1 @nickmangwana Sadly no , let me ask around

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

Great awareness strategy to raise awareness about January disease. Our rural areas we have lost cattle which is a store of value, provides draught power, milk. i don’t know how this can become a song of the year for the school music competitions @nickmangwana @JosephKamuzhan1

[The Herald Zimbabwe @HeraldZimbabwe]

Global tobacco giant PMI plots return after 20-year absence
https://t.co/cNw8wbd5on

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

@JosephKamuzhan1 @nickmangwana @MoLAFWRD_Zim @DVSZim @ShumbaCoopers @MaminiminiObert @obertjiri @SvosveII Also allows us to catch the youngsters early & sensitize them on best Agric practices. Livestock remains the most stable an accessible investment option for many, 70 % of our draught power is animal driven. Let’s protect and grow the sector !

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

@MoPSEZW @AgritexS @obertjiri

[mmatigari @matigary]

She is smart 👏🏽👏🏽

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

No frills accounts will allow us to financially include the farmers in financial markets & facilitate their participation on @ZMXExchange. Current products are prohibitive @Nedbank @NMBBankZim @StanbicBankZW @tncybertechbank @obertjiri @mthimz

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

Welldone to @ZMXExchange @wamamboDenney for developing the commodity exchange platform that allows price discovery, closes the information asymmetry gap between buyers & sellers, reduce farmer post harvest losses & facilitate credit access especially for smallholder farmers.

[Rodney K @DevFinEconomist]

But for this innovation to fully empower the smallholder farmer it needs support to raise awareness to the farmers and also support from financial institutions with low cost accounts for the smallholders who get money once or twice a year. @ReserveBankZIM @CBZHoldings

[Kura Chihota @KuraChihota]

https://t.co/6kWus7rP8D
Twitter won't let me post 5min video.
I went behind the curtain to try explain why I love a 6% yield product in a market with 13% USD inflation.
The market has doubled a Tigere and Eagle REIT share.
I am not holding my breath Pfuma will be oversubscribe