The land tenure
system was officially launched by President Mnangagwa on December 28, 2024, and
is expected to grant full ownership to beneficiaries, who include 23 000 A2
farmers and 280 000 A1 farmers.
So far 13 000
farms have been approved for title deeds.
Lands,
Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Permanent Secretary
Professor Obert Jiri said the process was ongoing, and the Ministry was geared
to ensure that it proceeded without any hiccups.
He said the
technical department was diligently working to clean up the beneficiary list to
expedite the issue of title deeds.
“After the
launch in December last year, we are now expediting the issuing of the title
deeds. Farmers must ensure that the details are correct as we proceed with the
printing process,” Prof Jiri said.
A2 farmers with
99-year leases can now easily access their title deeds. “We are now in the
process of printing these title deeds for those 2 500 that we are working on,”
Prof Jiri said.
In a recent
interview, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister
Dr Anxious Masuka clarified that only individuals or spouses were entitled to
title deeds, as the Government aims to curb multiple farm ownership.
“The new title
will allow landowners the option to secure financing for their agricultural
activities. It will potentially allow capital markets to improve their
participation in agricultural value chains,” he said.
The title deeds
would also facilitate family inheritance and create a new land market,
providing opportunities for land transfers to qualifying Zimbabweans and an
exit strategy for farmers who choose to leave the industry, allowing them to
recover their investment.
Minister Masuka
described the process of issuing title deeds as “automatic,” with verification
conducted using a database of land owners. Herald
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