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Having recently been to Zimbabwe for the first time to visit my partner's parents - who are trying to make a living off the land - I have seen first-hand the trouble the country is in. Fields are empty and farms are deserted, and the government are refusing to take assistance from the rest of the world. Well done to the BBC for bringing the dire situation of a once prosperous nation, to peoples attention.
Daniel Mitchell, UK

Please thank the reporter for his bravery and all the team for the programme Graham, UK

Congratulations to the reporter for going in there and telling us all the real story behind the appalling situation in Zimbabwe. It's time for a change now. More and more reporters need to be brave enough to go undercover to show the world exactly how President Mugabe is destroying our country.
Kirsty, Harare, Zimbabwe

I've recently visited Zimbabwe for the first time and heard many stories of grain being illegally confiscated at roadblocks. In the course of a four-hour drive north of Harare, I saw maybe 95% of the fields lying fallow. What was planted seemed at serious risk from the un-seasonal rains.
Ben, London

I was born in Zimbabwe and sadly still have loved ones going through these hard times. Not only are the bare necessities unaffordable, but these people cannot speak out without fear of being intimidated.
Leander, Peterborough

It was really nice to watch a programme about Zimbabwe. I hope programmes like this - from Zimbabwean journalists - will continue to be aired.
Barbara Chavunduka, Lancashire

In response to the comment by Tafi. A member of the Zanu-PF party was interviewed on the programme and in case you missed him, his answers were not very convincing. He stated that after such large land reform it would take a while for things to settle, yet ignored completely the fact that Zanu-PF policies of the last four years have resulted in Zimbabwe plunging headlong into economic chaos.
John Harrison, Manchester

Well done for showing the Zimbabwe situation as it really is Simba, Manchester

Thanks for the programme "Zimbabwe: The Food Fix". I admire the courage of your presenter. I was in Zimbabwe in the summer and the disparity between rural and urban communities in Zimbabwe is stark. People in the countryside have little food, little security, little health care, little education and little hope for the future.
Dr S Newton, UK

The "food fix" issue is nothing new to us Zimbabweans. We all realise that President Mugabe's "bumper harvest" will never be. And while the programme was certainly an eye opener, as a Zimbabwean, I hope the rest of the world will not rush to think that all re-distributed farms are given to uneducated war veterans with tattered old cars, who have no idea about how to farm.
Tiritega M, Edgware

I have lived in Zimbabwe and it was a great place to live until 2000. Why doesn't anyone want to do something about the situation now? I'm sure they would have plenty of support from the United Nations.
Victor Taylor, Northants

Please thank the reporter for his bravery and all the team for the programme. People around the world need to put a stop to this.
Graham, UK

Well done for showing the Zimbabwe situation as it really is. The UK government needs to put more pressure on South Africa to say enough is enough.
Simba, Manchester

Please give us less of the propaganda and more of a balanced view Tafi, Harare, Zimbabwe

I was a Zimbabwean farmer's son and we never let our workers or families starve ever. Even if there were no profits, they were well fed, clothed and housed.
G Davies, Hythe

Will you all just sit by quietly while we suffer here in silence? The reason we are not rising up is that we are hungry, scared, tired and disillusioned. The upcoming election does not offer a ray of hope and neither does the stepping down of President Mugabe. We need outside assistance. People are starving both inside and outside the cities.
Shaila, Harare, Zimbabwe

The biggest problem with one-sided stories such as these, is that they never portray the truth. Farai Sevenzo has a habit of sensationalising issues. One of the main reasons the government is restricting the movement of grain is because of the hoarding that took place recently. If you want to move large volumes of grain, it is very simple. You just alert the Grain Marketing Board, before you move the grain, of your intended purpose. They then issue you with a licence to do so. Please give us less of the propaganda and more of a balanced view.
Tafi, Harare, Zimbabwe