Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has admitted failures in the country’s controversial land reform programme.
“I think the farms we gave to people are too large. They can’t manage them,” the 91-year-old leader said in unusually candid comments.
In the past he has tended to blame poor agricultural productivity on the weather and Western sanctions.
The seizure of land from white farmers is seen as a key factor in Zimbabwe’s economic meltdown since 2000.
The BBC’s Brian Hungwe in the capital, Harare, says it is not the first time President Mugabe has criticised new black farmers – but his comments are surprisingly frank.
They point to continuous problems in accounting for low production levels and the under-utilisation of farms, which reflect badly thought-out land policies, he says…
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