Comments on: Vote for us or starve! http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/661 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:38:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: William Deed http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/661/comment-page-1#comment-94071 William Deed Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:43:32 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/661#comment-94071 An article in today's Guardian (UK) reports on the collapse of wheat production in Zimbabwe, with the government trying to accuse farmers: The agriculture minister, Rugare Gumbo, blamed the food shortages on black farmers who have taken over formerly white-owned land. "I am painfully aware of the widespread theft of stock, farm produce, irrigation equipment and the general vandalism of infrastructure by our new farmers," he said. "I am disappointed that our new farmers have proved to be failures since the start of the land reform programme in 2000. In spite of all the support government has been pouring into the agricultural sector, productivity and under-utilisation of land remain issues of concern." http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,,2181592,00.html Stay strong. No one believes their lies anymore.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('94071','William Deed'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('94071','William Deed','An article in today\'s Guardian (UK) reports on the collapse of wheat production in Zimbabwe, with the government trying to accuse farmers:\r\n\r\nThe agriculture minister, Rugare Gumbo, blamed the food shortages on black farmers who have taken over formerly white-owned land.\r\n\r\n\"I am painfully aware of the widespread theft of stock, farm produce, irrigation equipment and the general vandalism of infrastructure by our new farmers,\" he said.\r\n\r\n\"I am disappointed that our new farmers have proved to be failures since the start of the land reform programme in 2000. In spite of all the support government has been pouring into the agricultural sector, productivity and under-utilisation of land remain issues of concern.\"\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/zimbabwe\/article\/0,,2181592,00.html\r\n\r\nStay strong. No one believes their lies anymore.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> An article in today’s Guardian (UK) reports on the collapse of wheat production in Zimbabwe, with the government trying to accuse farmers:

The agriculture minister, Rugare Gumbo, blamed the food shortages on black farmers who have taken over formerly white-owned land.

“I am painfully aware of the widespread theft of stock, farm produce, irrigation equipment and the general vandalism of infrastructure by our new farmers,” he said.

“I am disappointed that our new farmers have proved to be failures since the start of the land reform programme in 2000. In spite of all the support government has been pouring into the agricultural sector, productivity and under-utilisation of land remain issues of concern.”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,,2181592,00.html

Stay strong. No one believes their lies anymore.

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