The Land Reform in Southern Africa

BMTN Business Solutions and Training, with endorsement from the Association for Rural Advancement and the University of Pretoria, is hosting the Land Reform in Southern Africa Conference from 24-26 June 2009 in Pretoria.

After the attainment of political independence, Southern African governments were faced with the challenges of providing sustainable policies on land reform in order to address socio-economic injustices on the historically disadvantaged individuals and communities. All the socio-economic activities like farming, mining, healthcare, transport, education and sports revolve around land. In Southern Africa in particular, land remains a sensitive and explosive issue.

Land reform programmes, if not carried out efficiently and effectively, can have serious economic, political and social implications for the affected communities, or so history has such evidence. This conference will look into issues of restitution, redistribution and land tenure reform into in relation to globalisation, transformation and neo-colonialism. It will explore challenges associated with land redistribution for agricultural production, settlement and non-agricultural enterprises in Southern African countries.

Some of the major reasons why it is imperative to attend the conference:

• To gain an insight into the current challenges surrounding land redistribution, restitution and tenure in Southern Africa
• To discuss strategies and approaches that the stakeholders can follow and implement so as to avoid serious pitfalls in land reform that other countries have faced
• To understand and evaluate the effectiveness of policies on Land Reform in some Southern African countries
• To look into the participation of the historically disadvantaged individuals in the entire agricultural value chain
• Discussing access to land and agriculture infrastructure and whether this is moving fast enough
• Coming up with a document which will put forth recommendations to the stakeholders for possible consideration and implementation. 
   

Fee: R 7864.86 (VAT inclusive). This fee is inclusive of tuition, refreshments, lunch
Contact Person: Lorna Ndou, tel: 012 326 3101, mobile: 073 607 8751, email: programadvisor1@bmtn.co.za