Question NW137 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
17 April 2024 - NW137
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What is the latest update on the progress made towards achieving land reform targets, including the (a) number of farms, (b) purchase costs, (c) post-settlement support, (d) annual input cost support, (e) productivity and (f) estimated turnover of each farm in each province from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2023?
Reply:
(a) and(b)
The Land Redistribution and Tenure Reform programme acquired 239 farms while the Land Restitution programme acquired 970 farms from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2023 at the cost of R2 138 billion and R4 304 billion, respectively.
c) The Department through its Land Development Support programme has supported a total of 244 land reform farms across the country.
d) Production inputs budget allocated to the farms amounts to R543 081 million.
e) Since the farms were funded in different financial years, they are currently under implementation at different stages of production based on the type of commodity’s production cycle.
f) In line with the standard of the programme, each approved farm had an estimated net profit of at least R350 000 per production cycle as per approved business plan(s). The applicable production standards are used to ensure that enterprises are funded at their commercial entry level considering the available natural resources and support required to ensure sustainability and growth.