Zimbabwe: Govt Says BIPPA Farm Returns Do Not Reverse Land Reform

Government has dismissed claims that the return of farms protected under Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPPA) marks a reversal of Zimbabwe’s land reform programme saying the process is strictly a legal and constitutional exercise aimed at resolving outstanding obligations.

Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Acting Leader of Government Business and Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources, Dr Anxious Masuka said the return of 67 BIPPA-protected farms…