Workers told The Zimbabwean that they last received salaries in March this year.
As a means of survival, the workers have now resorted to stealing Bennett's property such as vehicle spare parts, workshop equipment and corrugated iron sheets from workers’ cottages.
"ARDA's workers have stripped Charles Wood farm of everything which Bennett left. They are not getting paid and ARDA is only running a grinding mill which was left by Bennett. The coffee bushes have all been cut," said a worker at the farm who refused to be named for fear of victimisation.
The worker said most of Bennett's tractors and trucks had been stripped of spare parts and the parts were being sold openly in Chimanimani town.
"If you want spares for UD trucks go to a person called Hazvinei Chikati. He works for ARDA and is selling equipment stolen from Pachedu's farm," said the worker.
Other workers said living standards at the farm had deteriorated. "The water system is no longer working and the pipes have been vandalised. The workers are now using nearby bushes as toilets," he said.
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