Question NW2419 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
22 June 2023 - NW2419
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a) total number of state-owned farms acquired for redistribution does her department have lease agreements with the tenant farmers occupying them and (b) is the duration of the lease agreement with each tenant farmer?
Reply:
a) The total number of state-owned farms acquired for redistribution is 3 708 farms for which the Department has lease agreements with the tenant farmers occupying them.
b) 30 years.