To its credit, the DALRRD admitted, for the first time, that part of the failure of land reform farms can be traced to poor beneficiary selection. In fact, the presentation revealed that ‘the majority of RADP beneficiaries had low to fair capability ratings’, adding that ‘many low potential beneficiaries received RADP with little resulting increase in productivity’.
AuthorNoko Masipa MP
Noko Masipa MP is the Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament on the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.