Terrence Mawawa

Government has bowed down to pressure from sugar producing giant Tongaat Hullet to evict illegal farmers who invaded the company’s plots.

Addressing farmers and Zanu PF supporters in Chiredzi last week, Deputy Lands and Agriculture Minister, Davis Marapira said all unproductive farmers would be evicted from the plots they invaded two years ago.

Hundreds of Zanu PF supporters and security personnel invaded Tongaat Hullet land despite former President Robert Mugabe’s directive to stop the illegal occupation of the plots.

“Some farmers are not doing anything at the plots they are occupying.

This has seriously affected the production of sugar at Tongaat Hullet.

Idle farmers will be evicted from the plots because the production of sugar has plummeted due to inactivity at the plots,” said Marapira.