In Zimbabwe, it is a gesture towards the last remaining white farmers in the country. The government has announced that it will extend from 5 years to 99 years the lease term of these farmers, spared the land reform of former President Robert Mugabe. A controversial reform that has plunged the country into a serious economic crisis. Thousands of white farmers were forcibly evicted from their land in the early 2000s for the benefit of black farmers, at the behest of the ruling Robert Mugabe government.

All white farmers will now receive a lease of 99 years instead of 5 years. According to a circular from the Ministry of Agriculture, this measure should affect about 200 white farmers still operating in the country.

New President Emmerson Mnangagwa is committed to revitalizing the economy, including agricultural production.

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