1.   With rich soil and plenty of sunshine, the irrigated desert around La Florida, known as the Lagunera, ranks among the best farmland in Mexico.

2.   The occupations, described by President Mugabe as a justified protest against the disproportionate ownership of the best farmland by whites, began in February.

3.   Whites owned the best farmland, while black were relegated to mountainous areas barely suitable for crops.

4.   His land reforms seek to redress colonial wrongs in a nation where the tiny white minority still holds most of the best farmland.