Parly Committee concerned about lack of benefits for farm workers
The Portifolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development says it is not satisfied that some farm workers have not benefited from the commercial financial schemes in the country.
Committee Chairperson Albert Mncwango says they discovered this during their oversight visits to different farming communities.
He was part of the chairpersons of Parliament’s committees in the Economic Cluster briefed the media.
“One, the government invested more than R700 million to establish the farm worker equity schemes covering approximately 24 thousand hectares of agricultural land.
Yet many beneficiaries report receiving very little or no financial benefits at all from these investments.
In many cases beneficiaries lack access to information or financial information for that matter and limited influence over decision making.” 1/ AS IT HAPPENED: Mr Albert Mncwango, Chairperson of @ParliamentofRSA ‘s PC on Land Reform and Rural Development, tells media and stakeholders that @GovernmentZA invested more than R700 million in 88 Farm Worker Equity Schemes covering about 24 000 hectares, yet many #farmworkers … pic.twitter.com/C9u0HKOvEi — Economic-Cluster (@EconoCluster) August 24, 2026
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