Govt urged to repossess under-utilised land

CALLS to repossess land from farmers who are under-utilising it have intensified with Mashonaland Central Senator Martha Muronzi (Zanu PF) suggesting that a commission be set up to chuck out non-performing farmers.

This comes amid reports that the country’s food situation is currently dire with about 248 000 metric tonnes of maize left in the country for both livestock and human consumption, a figure which includes the Grain Marketing Board’s strategic grain reserves of 152 000 metric tonnes.

Muronzi, while contributing to a motion on the declining socio-economic conditions in the country, said the under-performing farmers were making a mockery of President Robert Mugabe and First Lady Grace, who always encouraged full utilisation of land.

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