Zimbabwe plans to redistribute more farmland

Zimbabwe's Agriculture Minister, Mr Joseph Made, yesterday significantly increased the amount of white farmland the government…

Zimbabwe's Agriculture Minister, Mr Joseph Made, yesterday significantly increased the amount of white farmland the government plans to redistribute to blacks.

Mr Made told the mainly white Commercial Farmers' Union the government would take 8.3 million hectares rather than the five million previously identified for compulsory acquisition.

Mr Made also warned white farmers not to clash with war veterans and black peasants who have occupied their properties since February of last year.

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