Question NW4340 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
01 December 2022 - NW4340
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What is the extent of land owned by (a) her department and (b) entities reporting to her that (i) has exclusive rights and (ii) lease from the other state departments to (aa) use and (bb) occupy the land?
Reply:
a) The extent of land owned by the Department of agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) is 17 293 976 hectares.
b) The entity reporting to the Department of agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) in terms of the PFMA listing is the KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Board, which owns no land, since the land vests in the Ingonyama as Trustee of Ingonyama Trust however, the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) owns 14 739.65064 hectares, while Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) has approximately 43 hectares.
(i), (ii)(aa)(bb) Falls Away.