By Shadreck Gurenje
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the land reform programme is irreversible and protected.
Addressing the 379th session of the Politburo at Party Headquarters today, ZANU PF First Secretary and President, Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa said ZANU PF Government, is implementing a Land Tenure Policy to ensure the agriculture land is bankable and transferrable among indigenous Zimbabweans.
“Our land Reform Programme is irreversible and protected. Section 292 of the Constitution as completed by Section 289,293 and 294 obligates the state to give security tenure to all citizens, including war veterans, their children and other dependents.
“The ZANU PF Government, is implementing a Land Tenure Policy to ensure that our agriculture land is bankable, registrable and transferrable among indigenous Zimbabweans. His will ensure certainty and enable farmers to conduct their farming activities as a business, ”said President Mnangagwa.
Under the successful winter wheat production, President Mnangagwa reiterated that the nation is on the right path to securing and guaranteeing national food security and sovereignty.
“Meanwhile, indications of yet another record-breaking winter wheat bumper harvest are a welcome development. Our Framers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector continue to push the boundaries in increasing production and productivity. We are surely on the right path to securing and guaranteeing national food security and sovereignty,” said President Mnangagwa.
President Mnangagwa also said food security and sustained agricultural development are the basis upon which the socio-economic super-structure thrives.
“Going forward, it is incumbent on the Party to continue energizing and rallying our grassroots members across every village, ward and district to ramp up the preparations for the 2024/2025 summer cropping season. Food security and sovereignty at both the national and household levels demand that we stay focused, as a nation capable of feeding ourselves.
“More so that food security and sustained agricultural development are the basis upon which the socio-economic super-structure of our country, is built and thrives, ”said President Mnangagwa.