[Clive]

Late planting and the absence of drip irrigation systems and commercial farming expertise resulting in a stunted and late crop.

Also, resulting in delay in preparation of the land for next summer's maize crop.

Scratch beast drafted subsistence agriculture relying on natural sources of moisture cannot work in the veldt, especially in winter.

[sgtbono2002]

Its amazing that white farmers planted anything, when they must realise that by the time they are to harvest their crop their land may not be their land any more.

[AUH2OY2K]

I would say that Zimbabwe, under white rule, was the breadbasket of Africa, but that could be construed as racist for me to do so.