Zimbabwean farmers face tough times - 26 March 08

Zimbabwe's economy has long been a contentious issue, with annual inflation running at 100,000 per cent, the highest in the world.

The government has tried to increase output by giving farmers free tractors, but critics say the machinery amounts to a bribe ahead of elections.

Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa went to Matebeleland to hear about one farmer's daily struggle.

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[NZ500D]

His tractor is rusty and 'useless', so instead of fixing it like every other farmer on earth who has a brain in his head, he demands a hand out. Typical African.

[Fuckmugabe]

Mugabe has brazenly and repeatedly shown the world that he intends to continue to cling to power by all means he finds necessary and at whatever cost to Zimbabwean society

[Lucrezia37]

Those who never lived under SOCIALISM, have NO IDEA what horror it brings to the people. It is only a beginning. They would beg for everything from now on. 50% of population already need a food aid. And, as usual, they are asking it from those who know how to produce.

[Lucrezia37]

Rodesia- the breadbusket of Africa, become a Zimbabwe. Whites, whos had the knowledge of farming, skills, persistance, ethics of hard work and desire to succeed used all that under CAPITALIST SYSTEM. 

[HelpJoeSmith]

HaHa Serves them right. They cant blame WHITIE this time. I hope every one of them stinking niggers die.

[monica24b]

@TheMambavenom its not us! Its the people with power suffering from greed.

[fixzimbabwe]

This war veteran says it all, what an amazing honesty.

"The land with we inherited ..., with we took from them."

"Now actually we are doing worse."

Really, what a surprise, a new tractor won't give you brains to farm.

Does he really think that complaining about his self inflicted situation will rouse sympathy? Disgusting.

[Amalgamaite]

@999timdog "Keep the good and throw-out the bad." thats my point. No matter where the white race has gone around the world, they became known for TWO THINGS, 1) doing awful racial discriminations, and 2) Bringing world-class change to the region. KEEP THE GOOD STUFF! Get rid of the racism! BUT DONT NOW DO IT AGAINST THEM! It will never work if you do.

[Amalgamaite]

@999timdog I understand the whites went there originally to "take take take land." I get that, but this is 300 years down the road. They have done MUCH wrong, they're trying to straighten that out now. My point is, dont throw away the good they brought to the land such as "high-productive farming" that feeds millions. Come on! Africa is known for starvation.

[999timdog]

@Amalgamaite why dont you shut the fuck up you cunt.The white casper mother fuckers are only there to take take take. i hope he kills them all

[am1966ath]

@NZ500D he also took it from a white owner. He don t have the education to run the farm...he just wanted to drive the white owners away.

[Amalgamaite]

They should have NEVER kicked the whites out! The whites were blessed by God. They should have LEFT THE WHITES ALONE and built around them. They should have made the whites "honorary citizens" instead of taking the highly-productive farms from them that were feeding all of south Africa! Mugabe is a FOOL! A blind man can see that the white race is blessed by God. LEAVE EM ALONE and move the hell on!!!!!!