ting eviction would be jailed.
White farmers returning to revive the agriculture sector from neighbouring countries have been told by Lands minister Didymus Mutsa that Zimbabwe only has land for black farmers. That leaves the few remaining commercial farmers, who work the little remaining productive land, unsure how much to plant or whether to plant at all.
The occupations have already disrupted wheat crops, which are harvested later this year. Reports here have said the smaller plantings will leave Zimbabwe in need of 250,000 tons of flour to meet its consumption needs. And some cattle ranchers have started slaughtering their breeding stock, which means smaller supplies of beef over the next year as well. – Chief reporter
9.8.2007
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Land only for blacks – Mutasa
HARARE
As desperate Zimbabweans run out of money to buy scarce basic foodstuffs at exorbitant prices on the black market, President Mugabe has said the government will seize the remaining 600 white-owned farms to resettle them with landless blacks before the rainy season begins and farmers resis
As desperate Zimbabweans run out of money to buy scarce basic foodstuffs at exorbitant prices on the black market, President Mugabe has said the government will seize the remaining 600 white-owned farms to resettle them with landless blacks before the rainy season begins and farmers resis