References for "Zimbabwe: The World's Largest Test Tube"

References for "Zimbabwe: The World's Largest Test Tube"

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Table 1 URL: http://www.unu.edu/hq/academic/Pg_area4/MN-AE.html

Table 2: "Land and Racial Domination in Rhodesia" by Robin Palmer. This is the only book worth reading on the subject as other books get all their facts by citing this one.

Mandatory cattle dipping page 98 of Palmer.

Cattle dipping boycott URL: http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/two/9_1/zimbabwe.html

Corn yields, tobacco experts: the Palmer book. It's very good, you should read it.

8,000 lb. per acre figure URL: http://www.newafrica.com/agriculture/zimbabwe/development.asp

Corn and wheat yields 2nd highest URL: http://www.lead.org/lead/training/international/zimbabwe/1997/papers/d1MUIR.html.

Wheat strains same: as above.

91-98 ag. exports URL: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/1999/cr9949.pdf. Page 36.

Black farmers not exporters: Page 5 of above PDF file says over 95% of all tobacco is grown by "Large-scale commercial farms only". I believe this refers to white owned farms. That almost all ag. Exports come from white farms is a universally agreed upon statement. Page 5 also makes clear that tobacco is usually over 70% of all ag. Exports

Ag. Exports 1/3 of all exports: Page 36 of above PDF file.

$480 million a year on oil URL: http://www.iol.co.za/general/newsview.php?click_id=68&art_id=qw985272304768B251&set_id=1 (Independent Online March 22 2001)

Raiding forex accounts URL: http://www.mg.co.za/mg/za/archive/2001feb/11feb-news.html. (Daily Mail and Guardian 2/11/2001) There are many other stories on this. I recommend searching these websites- Daily Mail and Guardian and Independent Online.

Conf. of Zim Industries survey and 95% input importation URL: http://www.mg.co.za/mg/za/archive/2000dec/05dec-business.html (Daily Mail and Guardian 12/5/2001)

Falcon Gold and Murangari reference URL: http://www.mg.co.za/mg/za/archive/2001mar/21mar-business.html

GNP figures URL: http://www.worldbank.org/data/databytopic/GNPPC.pdf. This PDF gives the per capita GNP of all countries. The per capita GNP of sub-Saharan Africa without South Africa can be inferred from this if you create the equation with the population figures.

79-99 ag. and man. growth rates URL: http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/aag/zwe_aag.pdf. This from the World Bank's "at a glance" series. It's only 2 pages, but has a ton of useful data and worth the short download.

Horticulture growth 91-98 URL: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/1999/cr9949.pdf on Page 36.

20th anniversary speech text URL: http://www.africasia.com/icpubs/na/june00/cover_story.html (New African June 2000)

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