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Economy, not politics, may decide land reform model

The government may be experiencing a growing sense of reality regarding the fact that real impediments to land reform were not necessarily the farmers.
Economy, not politics, may decide land reform model
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This was according to Dr Piet Croucamp, sheep farmer and political analyst at the University of Johannesburg. "Political interests will have to be calibrated with economic realities," he said. The minister of land reform appeared to be repositioning, probably because he knew that there would be a plan on the table early next year, Dr Theo de Jager, farmer and chairperson of Agri SA's transformation committee, said.

Read the full story on http://www.farmersweekly.co.za/.

Source: Farmer's Weekly

Farmer’s Weekly has a long and proud history of serving South Africa’s agricultural industry. Throughout the years, Farmer’s Weekly has been a clarion for South Africa’s farming community and, the magazine remains fully committed to its original undertaking – the advancement of the interests of farmers and their industry.

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