The general expectation is that inflation will again rise in the next few months and is then expected to show a steady decline. The amount of rainfall has traditionally been the determining factor in Zimbabwe's agricultural productivity. In the last two years, the pegged currency in tandem with high inflation, exacerbated by the lack of foreign currency to buy necessary inputs and market distortions caused by price controls on food staples, have made total production a guessing game. To better cope, both large and medium-scale white and indigenous commercial farmers are increasingly looking to export markets and hard currency earnings to insulate them from the substantial economic buffeting they have suffered in recent years. As long as government interference in the forms of price controls and regulation is minimal, and a more stable and conducive environment is supported, many believe that this horticultural boom can continue, provided the industry remains nimble, willing to reinvest and does not become complacent in terms of technology and product.
Land reform is a longstanding and very sensitive issue in Zimbabwe.
The recent actions by the war veterans that are sanctioned by the country s leadership are a threat to the continued viability of commercial farming in Zimbabwe, at least by those currently engaged in it. How this occupation and reform process will pan out we cannot. If donor support is to be maintained and if commercial farmers are to continue feeding the nation and producing exports, law and order must be restored and a return to the principles agreed to at the September 1998 Land Reform Donors Conference must be carried out. Enter a company name or a portion of the name. Use quotes to group words together.