Zimbabwe: Wood Sales Eclipse Farming on Resettled Land

As Zimbabwe marks the fourth anniversary of its controversial land redistribution programme, there is widespread concern about the impact this is having on the country's environment. Many of the peasant farmers who were resettled on land forcibly acquired from white owners lack funds to buy the seed, fertilizer and tools needed to produce a crop. This, combined with poor rains in parts of Zimbabwe, has prompted some peasant farmers to start harvesting other resources instead.