But what do people actually want the land for?
Im writing an opinion column here, not a PhD dissertation.
The Centre for Development and Enterprise ( CDE) had commissioned the study.
That doesnt mean that they want to be full-time farmers.
Almost 60% of those who had desired land had indicated that their reason had been to grow food.
A far smaller share about 14% wanted land mainly for generating an income.
Around three-quarters of the participants had wanted 5 hectares or less.
Around 16% of the participants had expressed their desire for 20 hectares and more for income purposes.
A 2006/7 study in rural Western Cape towns had found that 75% of the participants had needed land.
The majority of the households had said they only needed/ wanted a hectare or less.
This study had found around 37% of the population had preferred farmland.
58.3% had opted instead for land close to towns.
However, this line of thinking had disregarded the demand for small-scale farming in urban areas.
The IRRs head of policy research, Anthea Jeffery had declined the opportunity to comment on the findings.
So were needing hybrid models.
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Source: Briefly News
Samantha RiddleSamantha Riddle is a former Mainstream/ Current Affairs Manager.
She covered the breaking stories and SA news from 2018-2021.
Currently, shes working for The South African.
