White farmers co-exist with resettled people
Posted: Friday, October 25, 2002

By Features Editor, herald.co.zw

WHITE commercial farmers who have embraced Zimbabwe’s land reform, make up at least half of the tobacco growers registered to plant the crop this season.

According to the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board, at least 840 large-scale farmers are so far registered growers for the 2002/2003 season about half of them being existing large-scale growers.

About 1 200 commercial farmers were registered growers last season.

The revelation puts to rest claims that most white farmers have been stopped from farming as a result of the agrarian reform.

In some commercial farming areas throughout the country, including the Mazowe district, there is co-existence between white farmers and new farmers.

Farming activities are taking place in those areas with white farmers continuing with their planting operations.

At Sachel Farm in Glendale, a white farmer, who was left with 105 hectares including the farmhouse, is into export of oranges.

The farmer, who previously had 565 hectares, is still carrying on unhindered with his activities.

The balance of the land was allocated to 14 new farmers who have also begun preparing for the coming season. MORE 

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