Zimbabwe farm struggle
Zimbabwean farmer Brian Bronkhoust looks over the cattle at his farm, which was seized by armed youths in Chegutu, about 60 miles southwest of Harare, the capital. (Desmond Kwande / AFP/Getty Images)
A police officer stands guard at a farm occupied by invaders in Chegutu near a poster of President Robert Mugabe. In 2000, thousands of farmers were forced off their land when Mugabe told war veterans to invade white-owned farms. The seizures destroyed agriculture and the economy, ultimately undermining the entire public sector. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / Associated Press)
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara, center, addresses journalists on April 17 with Ben Freeth, left, at Freeth’s farm in Chegutu. Freeth’s farm was occupied by men who disrupted farming activities and threatened to take over the farm if Freeth continued to challenge the government’s controversial land reform program. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / Associated Press)
Farmer Ben Freeth stands among rotting mangoes that he was unable to ship out of his Chegutu farm after it was occupied. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / Associated Press)
An armed youth guards a seized farm. (Desmond Kwande / AFP/Getty Images)
Men stand at the gates of a farm they seized in Chegutu. (Desmond Kwande / AFP/Getty Images)
Zimbabwean farmers stand outside farms seized by armed youths in Chegutu. (Desmond Kwande / AFP/Getty Images)