Land has no economic value to land-reform beneficiaries without the requisite support. Without post-settlement support, such programmes will not yield any sustainable development, nor improve rural people’s lives. The objectives of land-reform programmes are quite clear — the reforms are intended to address the need for land by the previously disadvantaged, to help eradicate poverty and promote economic development as well as improve the quality of life for all. It should be known that new land owners or land-reform beneficiaries are not financially stable and lack resources to turn their land into commercially viable farms that are able to enhance food security and liberalise the markets. This will eradicate the currently monopolised markets, thereby improving the livelihoods of rural communities. Adequate post-settlement support, including mass access to training, credit, markets, agricultural subsidies, insurance and agricultural extension services, will go a long way towards the...
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