‘Expropriation without compensation threatens agriculture’

Government’s proposed initiative to expropriate land without compensation threatens to jeopardise food security and dissuade investment in South Africa, and will have a profoundly negative impact on the country’s economy.

Earlier this year, Agri SA published the results of a research study that considered the likely impact of a policy of expropriation without compensation (EWC) via econometric modelling, based on capital formation and GDP ratios gleaned from relevant country case studies. The study found that South Africa will