South Africa

When England colonized Zimbabwe white farmers took over the land and improved production to where the country had enough to start exporting food to the rest of Africa. After they received independence the white farmers were replaced with black farmers and production declined. The new president said in a speech that things were going well but his government appealed to exiled white farmers to return. In his speech after being sworn in as Zimbabwe’s new president on November 24, Emmerson Mnangagwa, stressed the role of the country’s land reform farmers in boosting the country’s economic recovery. They have excelled recently. November 2017 The Zimbabwean Government's message to exiled farmers is clear. Come home. It is offering land leases to commercial farmers in an effort to re-start the nation's agricultural industry. February 2018 Now South Africa is facing a similar situation. They want to transfer farms from whites to blacks. Looking at land ownership, this is understandable. More than 80% of agricultural land was owned by white commercial farmers, yet the white population made up about 13% of the country. They need to learn from the mistakes made in Zimbabwe and find a way to make this transfer without destroying the industry