Land reform irreversible: President Mugabe
Ralph Mutema
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:47:00 +0000
PRESIDENT Mugabe has assured Zimbabwean farmers that the land reform programme is irreversible and the inclusive Government is in agreement that the issue should not be revisited.
He made this assurance during a tour of the Zimbabwe Tobacco Auction Centre and the Tobacco Sales Floors Limited in the capital Harare.
The President, however, challenged the new farmers to fully use the land for the benefit of the country.
"When we fought for this country, the contentious issue was land. We were demanding our land from the imperialists," said President Mugabe.
He added: "We will not reverse the land policy. The inclusive Government has made that undertaking not to reverse the land reform process. This is our livelihood."
The President said he was happy there were many tobacco farmers in the country and thanked them for working hard despite a number of challenges they were facing.
He advised farmers to use the money they earned from selling their tobacco wisely and invest some of the earnings.
The president also urged farmers to take farming as a business and to diversify through growing other crops like maize to ensure food security.
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