Question NW4578 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
01 December 2022 - NW4578
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What is the total number of women who have benefited from land reform programmes in each (a) province and (b) of the past three financial years?
Reply:
(a), (b) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) in line with the Beneficiary Selection and Land Allocation Policy, allocated farms to 80 women amounting to 76 536 hectares in each province for the past three financial years. 10 052 female headed households benefited through the Restitution programme. Details for allocation per province are outlined in the tables below:
Redistribution:
|
Province |
Hectares allocated to Females |
Number of Females Allocated the Land |
|
Eastern Cape |
81 |
2 |
|
Free State |
5,273 |
7 |
|
Gauteng |
1,416 |
5 |
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
5,921 |
14 |
|
Limpopo |
5,043 |
5 |
|
Mpumalanga |
2,227 |
9 |
|
North West |
8,145 |
11 |
|
Northern Cape |
40,913 |
13 |
|
Western Cape |
7,517 |
14 |
|
Grand Total |
76,536 |
80 |
Restitution:
|
Province |
Female Headed Households |
|
Eastern Cape |
2 520 |
|
Free State |
137 |
|
Gauteng |
1 574 |
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
2 245 |
|
Limpopo |
2 194 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1 014 |
|
Northern Cape |
108 |
|
North West |
74 |
|
Western Cape |
186 |
|
TOTAL |
10 052 |