Comments on: Zimbabwe farmers turn to Nigeria

By: asksimba

asksimba — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:02:05 +0000

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By: MimiK

MimiK — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:40:05 +0000

“When will the Blackman in Africa start realizing that White farmers have an inborn quality to transform unproductive land into fruitful soil?”

While I do agree that the grabbing of land from White farmers and redistributing it to corrupt government officials is totally asinine, I have to laugh at the statement above (From Tia) Just because White people have traditionally been very successful at farming their vast colonially-acquired lands doesn’t mean its an inherent characteristic that a Black individual does not possess. Its like saying to watch out for inborn Nazi tendencies in Germans.

By: phyrne

phyrne — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:34:37 +0000

alot of black central africans have a rich and original solid family base customs and culture.they also eat a seasonal local varied diet that is unrifined and perfectly nutrious apart from growing heart problems from some oils like palm.it puts our western diet to shame.the basics may be needing a commerciality to it but the vast magiority of these foods just need micro finance local market intergration and the entrprenirial spirit that each individual has if your family has been without food .a structure is already in place.maybe we should look at how they would like to increase it and we help them to make it more efficient.low inflation ,steady currencies and cheap transport and climate change are our obligations also we should stop stealing their fish !

By: Himuvi

Himuvi — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:37:44 +0000

Aha! These white farmers are a leasing a 1,000 hectares piece of land for a period of 25 years. In southern Africa it is totally a different setup, one white farmer own land with average capacity of 3,000 hectares. He own it for life not for 25 years like in Nigeria. Private ownership is protected by Property laws.

If white farmers are prepared to lease land as big as 1,000 hectares for 25 years in Nigeria, why can’t those who own farms as big as 3,000 hectares in Namibia and South Africa give some hectares back to government for redistribution to the blacks and also turn their lifelong ownership of this land into lease agreement of 25 years? Surely, if they do that then these countries’ land reform efforts will not follow the Zimbabwe way.

Now the article say: “Nigeria has set aside 200 billion naira to aid commercial farming”. Why don’t the government use these billions to turn the local Shonga people in commercial farmers? Eish, our governments!!!

By: esquire

esquire — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:40:38 +0000

I would think these farmers were granted the land more on the basis of their experience, not the colour of their skin. Nigerians are capitalists, not racists (like some views in this thread).

By: greenwood

greenwood — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:30:07 +0000

i enjoyed the article. i am new to the African ways but understand that any emerging country needs to have the basics first. The need to feed a workforce is paramont. If we cannot feed humanity, we cannot hope to advance. What are always needed are good plant source, advanced farming technique, water and good governance.

By: vikolo

vikolo — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:06:36 +0000

am really happy to read about the success of these zim farmers in nigeria infact i have being following their success ever since they came to nigeria am happy that all is well with them and their farms i only have this word of advice for them if you wish to live in a foreign land and suceed forbid what your host forbids respect what they revere and honour that way you will never sufere any mishap

By: Akpan Paulinus

Akpan Paulinus — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:10:48 +0000

It is a realy good news that the Nigerian government has given land to the white Zimbabweans for agricultural use and also the government is helping them financialy.From my own personal experience farm work is not an easy work.Being a farmer means working 48hrs a day ,7 days a week without rest.It needs capacity and patience.Lets hope that this white people will remain humans with time and respect the black people of Nigeria who have adopted them.Lets hope that with time they will not start to bring out their whiteness to the detriments of the Nigerians who are helping them to settle.

By: uncle abolo

uncle abolo — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:54:35 +0000

not so long ago i was having a discussion with one of my brothers about outside help for nigeria.Meaning……..i was trying to explain that it would be good if nigeria could be working close with ppl from europe to build up some projects.i was surprised to see that they didn’t find it a good idea becoze nigeria doesn’t need the interference of the “white ppl” again.The above article just proved my point that together we can achieve so much more.as we say……..one love

By: anioma

anioma — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:33:33 +0000

Around the 1300s and 1400s when Britain was probably the most backward country in Western Europe, the Italians developed their ship building industry, the Germans developed their mining sector and the Dutch helped them build roads and water works. Later around the 1700s and 1800s when Britain was pioneering the industrial revolution they helped Germans develop railroads while German engineers were going to Britain to learn how to build railroads. Political refugees from continental Europe like the Walloon,Lombards and Jews helped Britain develop their financial sector. Till this day Jews still power finance and banking in the west. Every developed country today has had to develop by using human capital from other nations. No one country knows or can do everything. Just like no race or individual is superior to another. Everything the west has to day was borrowed from different parts of the world then refined and adjustedHow easy and convenient it is to always look down or make racist comments about the black man even when history suggests otherwiseTia Myosa I urge you to pick up a book on international history and read. Instead of making ignorant comments about Africans it makes you look uncivilised