historic reasons for implementing a land reform programme in south africa were to empower farm workers (who now have the opportunity to become farmers) and reduce inequality.
historic reasons for implementing a land reform programme in south africa were to empower farm workers (who now have the opportunity to become farmers) and reduce inequality.
historic reasons for implementing a land reform programme in south africa?
empower farm workers (who now have the opportunity to become farmers) and reduce inequality
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as of 2016 the south african government has pumped more than r60 billion into land reform projects since 1994. despite this investment, the land reform programme has not stimulated development in the targeted rural areas. a report by the south african government's financial and fiscal commission shows that land reform as a mechanism for agricultural development and job creation has failed. a survey by the commission in limpopo province, kwazulu-natal and the eastern cape found that most land reform farms show little or no agricultural activity, the land reform beneficiaries earn little to no income and most of those beneficiaries seek work on surrounding commercial farms instead of actively farming their own land. if farming is taking place on land reform farms, these farms operate below their full agricultural potential and are mainly used for subsistence agriculture. on average, crop production had decreased by 79% since conversion to land reform. in the three provinces surveyed, job losses averaged 84%, with kwazulu-natal suffering a 94% job haemorrhage.
land reform in south africa