In a statement, Masuka said the move was meant to speed up
the processing of the leases.
“The current policy position on the issuance of the 99-year
leases is that offer letters or land permit holders under the A2 resettlement
scheme may apply to the minister for the issuance of 99-year leases.
“In pursuit of the ease of doing business and as a
consequence of the need of A1 and A2 farmers to submit mandatory annual
production and productivity returns, with immediate effect, these returns will
now be used to assess the readiness of a farmer to qualify for the issuance of
a 99-year lease without the farmer having to apply for the lease.”
Masuka said linking annual productivity returns to 99-year
leases would enhance efficiency and eliminate bureaucracy.
“It will enhance ease of doing business, cost of reduction,
elimination of bureaucracy, streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency,
while motivating and priming farmers for higher productivity, as we journey
towards vision 2030.
“This is in line with our on-going agricultural
transformation. This aims to transform A2 farmers to become perennially
successful businesspeople through enhanced security of tenure,” he said.
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