US Edition25 Years After Infamous Land Grabs, Zimbabwe Turns a Page
- Zimbabwe's farmers, including Mupambawashe and Burger, have struggled since the 2000s land reform redistributed around 4,000 farms to black beneficiaries.
- The government's 2020 creation of a US$3.5 billion fund aimed to improve farm infrastructure but excluded payments for land, while compensation payments began this April to 378 approved farmers.
- Farmers faced early challenges including equipment theft and racial tensions, yet some, like Mupambawashe, report thriving plots and feel settled after tenure changes replacing 99-year leases.
- The compensation bonds are internationally guaranteed but considered unsecured by farmers' representatives like Deon Theron, who call for renewed negotiations due to limited recourse if the government defaults.
- Despite frustrations over delayed payments, the granting of full land ownership rights suggests progress that farmers believe will boost Zimbabwe’s agricultural revival and economic future.
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