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Wo, 28 Julie 2004 15:46

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Ek sien AGRI SA as betroubare mense. Hulle was nog net tegemoedkomend
teenoor herstel van grondregte aan swart mense. Hulle bekommernis in die
artikel is vir my 'n groot skrik...

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Plato

Farmers balk at BEE plan
28/07/2004 16:08 - (SA)

Johannesburg - South Africa's predominantly white farm owners harshly
criticised on Wednesday a plan by the government to place more land in
the hands of black farmers.

Agri South Africa, representing 40 000 commercial farm owners and 45 000
smaller-scale farmers, said that the plan unveiled this week to put 30%
of agricultural land in black hands by 2014 set out goals that may be
hard to reach.

But another hardline group of farmers, the Transvaal Agricultural Union,
charged that South Africa was now following Zimbabwe's path, where
thousands of white-owned farms were seized and handed over to blacks.

"I am concerned that the present version will contribute toward
unattainable expectations, especially considering that we have to
respect market forces and other limiting realities," Agri South Africa
president Japie Grobler was quoted by the Sapa news agency as saying.

"We must be both realistic and innovative in our approach towards this
real challenge before us," Grobler said in an address to farmers near
Cape Town.

Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza released guidelines on Monday for
black economic empowerment in agriculture that are to form the basis for
a new policy to be adopted in November.

Under the plan, 30% of land will be black-owned by 2014, another 20%
will be leased by black farmers by the same date and 35% of farm
businesses will be black-owned by 2008.

"This places South Africa on an identical route of sub-Saharan Africa of
which Zimbabwe is the most recent example, where the collapse of food
and fibre security has resulted in widespread unemployment and famine,"
said the TAU in a statement.

The farmers' group said the plan will "lead to the collapse of
agriculture in South Africa" by destroying property rights and the free
market system.

The chairperson of Grain South Africa, representing 6 500 farmers
growing maize, wheat, soyabean and other commodities, said the
government had failed to take its concerns into account in its plan.

"Many of the key elements of the document agreed upon by stakeholders
and role-players have been omitted, whilst many others had been
unilaterally introduced," said Grain South Africa's Bully Botma.

"This has made a mockery of the whole negotiation process," Botma said
in a statement.

Under apartheid, most of South Africa's best land was reserved for
whites and thousands of blacks were driven off their land.

But land reform launched by former president Nelson Mandela in 1995 has
seen only three percent of land acquired by the government under the
"willing-buyer, willing-seller" scheme, according to official estimates.

Edited by Mahap Msiza