New farm expropriation proposal could 'threaten food security'

According to a new proposal being considered by government, farm workers on commercial farms could own half of South Africa's farms, Rapport reported on Sunday.

The proposal meant expropriating half of every commercial farm in South Africa and handing it over to farm workers, according to the report.

The newspaper was in possession of a document named "Final Policy Proposals for Strengthening the Relative Rights of People Working the Land", which was discussed with agricultural organisations on Monday.

The historic owners would retain half of their farms and the state would pay for the 50% taken for the workers,Rapport said.

The money would not be paid to the farm owners but into a trust aimed at investing and developing the farm for all shareholders of the farm.

Farm workers shares
Farm workers get shares in the farm based on the number of years of service and the basis of their contribution in the development of the farm, according to the report.  READ MORE

Source: Mail &Guardian