‘Only 500 A2 farmers got 99-year leases’

GOVERNMENT only issued 99-year leases to 500 out of 23 000 A2 farmers before abandoning the process which Lands minister Anxious Masuka said had become “cumbersome”.

Asked by Harare North legislator Allan Markham to give an update on issuance of 99-year leases to A2 farmers during Parliament’s question-and-answer session on Wednesday, Masuka said farmers would ordinarily get A2 offer letters, and after five years of developing the property, they would then apply for 99-year leases.

“After assessment and payment of a fee, the Department of Lands would then assess the property.

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