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The central Nigerian state of Kwara has agreed to lease farmland to white Zimbabwean commercial farmers who are planning to emigrate to the west African country, according to a government spokesman. "The Zimbabweans were here last week. We held fruitful discussions with them before they left for home. It is true that we have agreed to lease some farmlands to them," state government spokesman Tajudeen Kareem told AFP.