Question NW2123 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
18 September 2017 - NW2123
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
Since the inception of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) programme, (a) what number of beneficiaries have participated in the specified programme, (b) what (i) number of farms and (ii) total hectares have been (aa) purchased and/or (bb) leased by or for beneficiaries through the LRAD programme (aaa) in each year and (bbb) in each province and (c) how much of this land has been transferred to the ownership of beneficiaries?
Reply:
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Since inception of Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) programme |
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(b)(i)(ii) (aa) |
(a) |
(b)(i) |
(b)(ii) and (c) |
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Province |
Number of Beneficiaries |
Number of Farms |
Totals Hectares purchased and transferred |
|
EC |
7117 |
506 |
191171 |
|
FS |
4027 |
466 |
125899 |
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GP |
2832 |
148 |
7262 |
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KZN |
22501 |
343 |
187772 |
|
LP |
3921 |
222 |
45352 |
|
MP |
8891 |
187 |
92900 |
|
NC |
1215 |
122 |
120656 |
|
NW |
4840 |
255 |
164852 |
|
WC |
14254 |
165 |
229593 |
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TOTALS |
69598 |
2414 |
1165458 |
(aa)(aaa),(bbb) Please refer to Annexure A for provincial breakdown per annum since inception.
(bb) None; the programme provides for full ownership by beneficiaries.
(aaa),(bbb) Falls Away.