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Government lists Glenara Estates for its land redistribution programme
24 Feb 2012 at 07:24hrs | Views
Government has listed Glenara Estates, a productive farm owned by listed agricultural concern CFI, for its land redistribution programme.
The prime 2 200 hectare farm, just 20km on the outskirts of Harare on Mazowe Road is home to some of CFI's poultry business and cropping.
According to sources, civil servants and military personnel brandishing offer letters told management at the farm they would be taking over parts of the estate. Government, through Zimre Holdings Ltd, owns a majority stake in CFI Holdings.
Glenara Estates acting GM Langton Nyabanga confirmed the development.
Nyabanga said due to the sensitivity of their poultry business on the farm, the group's birds would be prone to disease should the new beneficiaries settle on the farm.
Apart from diseases key water facilities were located on the 400 hectares that the civil servants want to occupy.
Nyabanga said CFI a few years back applied to government to block the use of old Mazoe Road to enable the group to deal with disease control in the area.
The prime 2 200 hectare farm, just 20km on the outskirts of Harare on Mazowe Road is home to some of CFI's poultry business and cropping.
According to sources, civil servants and military personnel brandishing offer letters told management at the farm they would be taking over parts of the estate. Government, through Zimre Holdings Ltd, owns a majority stake in CFI Holdings.
Nyabanga said due to the sensitivity of their poultry business on the farm, the group's birds would be prone to disease should the new beneficiaries settle on the farm.
Apart from diseases key water facilities were located on the 400 hectares that the civil servants want to occupy.
Nyabanga said CFI a few years back applied to government to block the use of old Mazoe Road to enable the group to deal with disease control in the area.
Source - businessdigest
