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Following the historic elections in 1994, the South African government embarked on an ambitious land reform programme to redistribute and return land to previously disenfranchised and displaced communities. However, many black people lack the knowledge, skills and experience needed to manage their land. In close collaboration with the provincial government of the Northern Cape, FARM-Africa has been working since 1995 with communities in the province who have benefited from the land reform programme.

This publication highlights key problems and lessons learned from FARM-Africa’s experience of working with land reform communities in the Northern Cape province as well as providing recommendations that will enable land reform communities to use their land more effectively.