‘Land tenure to unlock US$20 billion’

New land tenure system implementation committee chairperson, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, said the recently launched system is one of the country’s biggest empowerment programme and is set to unlock a US$20b value.

Speaking during an interview at state broadcaster ZBCTV, Tagwirei, said the new land tenure system mainly focuses on commercial farmers will see the banks controlling the ownership structure process of the farms.

“And the risks that are associated with being a commercial farmer are that you must make sure that you work the land so that you can be able to pay your dues.

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