Land tenure insecurity stalling production: EU

ZIMBABWE’S flawed land tenure system, coupled with land inequalities among  citizens has hindered agricultural productivity, outgoing European Union ambassador to Zimbabwe Timo Olkkonen has said.

Olkkonen told NewsDay last week that Zimbabwe has failed to exploit advantages from its geographical location and good soil that could enable it to produce for the global market, largely due to a lack of security of tenure on land. 

“If you look at Zimbabwe and the regional capacity, you can see that productivity in Zimbabwe is much lower than its neighbours,” Olkkonen said.

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