Zimbabwe: Government to cede land to Chinese

The Zimbabwean Government is expected to sign an agricultural agreement with China that could see vast tracts of land being ceded to the fast-growing nation. The deal, envisaged to boost agricultural production, should be signed on November 8 and will be guaranteed by the Ministry of Finance. The deal will be in two phases. The first component is a direct government-to-government agreement while the other has an element of private sector participation. Government is expected to enlist private sector participation under the Zimbabwe Development Company, represented by Zimbabwe Farmers Union vice-president Edward Raradza.