Land hunters: App matches Zimbabwe’s farmers with vacant plots
FARAI SHAWN MATIASHE FOR more than a year, Lionda Mhonda searched for a plot of land to buy in northeastern Zimbabwe but struggled to find anything that was both affordable and came with a legitimate title deed. Then the 33-year-old farmer found out about a new app that listed not only land that was available for sale and lease, but also vital information such as legal documentation, crop history and average soil temperatures. Two months later, Mhonda became a first-time landowner with an 80-hectare (198-acre) plot - quadruple the size she was originally looking for - near Marondera, about 70km…