Home » Agribusiness Zimbabwe: Vast tracks of land lying idle AgribusinessCropsLatest News Zimbabwe: Vast tracks of land lying idle 15 ViewsNqobile Bhebhe, ZimbabweA senior Land official in Zimbabwe has said vast tracks of land is lying idle a development that is forcing the county to import horticultural crops that can be grown locally. Zimbabwe was once a net food exporter but has been battling to produce enough over the years since government parceled large high-production white-owned farms to landless blacks in 2000. Matabeleland North Department of Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (Agritex) provincial officer Dumisani Nyoni bemoaned the underutilization of land. In March, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Deputy Minister Davis Marapira threatened to repossess underutilised farms in the next two months. Several threats to repossess idle vast tracks of land have previously been made with no action on the ground.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 09, 2018 08:37 UTC