Land reform

Land reform (also agrarian reform, though that can have a broader meaning) involves the changing of laws, regulations or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural land. Land reform can, therefore, refer to transfer of ownership from the more powerful to the less powerful, such as from a relatively small number of wealthy (or noble) owners with extensive land holdings (e.g., plantations, large ranches, or agribusiness plots) to individual ownership by those who work the land. Such transfers of ownership may be with or without compensation; compensation may vary from token amounts to the full value of the land.

Land reform may also entail the transfer of land from individual ownership—even peasant ownership in smallholdings—to government-owned collective farms; it has also, in other times and places, referred to the exact opposite: division of government-owned collective farms into smallholdings. The common characteristic of all land reforms, however, is modification or replacement of existing institutional arrangements governing possession and use of land. Thus, while land reform may be radical in nature, such as through large-scale transfers of land from one group to another, it can also be less dramatic, such as regulatory reforms aimed at improving land administration.

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New Saudi reforms will make housing affordable in Riyadh

Gulf News 02 Apr 2025
Industry sources say the Saudi move represent the biggest set of reforms since 2016, which was when it introduced a 2.5% annual tax on owners of vacant land ... According to the authorities, the latest reforms on land and rents will show up as..
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Media Alert: Land Reform and Rural Development Committee to Be Briefed by Department and Entities (Parliament of South Africa)

Public Technologies 02 Apr 2025
) Parliament, Tuesday, 1 April 2025 - The Portfolio Committees on Land Reform and Rural Development will receive briefings from the Department of Land Reform, Commission on Restitution of Land Rights ...
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“The Basic Issue Is a Lack of Political Will”: Land Rights and Reconciliation in Sri ...

Jurist 02 Apr 2025
... and return of government confiscated land to address the grievances of the minority communities, the new government has drawn criticism for its slow actions on land returns and constitutional reform.
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Integrate FPIC into mining policy- CSOs

B & FT Online 02 Apr 2025
The CSOs hold the view that the land acquisition in Ghana for extractive purposes needs drastic reform as compulsory land acquisition policies usually leave mining communities unfairly deprived of their rightful entitlement.
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Saudi Arabia considers rent cap as part of major real estate reforms

Gulf News 02 Apr 2025
Saudi Crown Prince orders real estate reforms, caps land prices to stabilise Riyadh market. A key component of this plan is the finalisation of a new White Land Tax law, which aims to increase housing supply and curb rising property and rental costs.
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India's new bill on Muslim land management sparks controversy

The News International 02 Apr 2025
The Indian government has introduced a bill in parliament proposing major reforms in the administration of extensive land designated exclusively for Muslim use, a move that could heighten tensions with the country's Muslim minority.
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Zoho's Sridhar Vembu explains why Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani's plan to tokenise land is 'seductive

The Times of India 02 Apr 2025
Both agree that land reform is key, but they differ on the potential consequences of ...
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Zoho's Sridhar Vembu explains why Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani's plan to tokenise land is 'seductive, ...

The Economic Times 02 Apr 2025
Both agree that land reform is key, but they differ on the potential consequences of ...
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Nigeria’s 2025 Budget: Boosting Affordable Housing, Smart Cities, and Economic Growth

This Day 02 Apr 2025
Addressing the existing land reform and urban planning challenges is equally pertinent, as implementing a digitalised and transparent land titling and registration system will help reduce land disputes and facilitate land acquisition. .
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Waqf Board claimed poor farmers

Deccan Herald 02 Apr 2025
Bengaluru South BJP Lok Sabha member Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday alleged that Waqf Board had claimed thousands of acres of poor farmers land in Karnataka and several farmers committed ...
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The Question Progressives Refuse to Answer

The Atlantic 02 Apr 2025
But progressivism’s sudden turn against the establishment left reformers in a quandary ... Having witnessed the abuse of authority, reformers resolved to provide the victims of the system with the means of protecting themselves.
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South Africa’s unity government risks collapse as parties clash over national budget

Wtop 02 Apr 2025
It said it would challenge the budget’s adoption in court ... It can’t be,” Godongwana said ... administration ... The ANC and DA have ideological differences on issues including foreign policy, land reform, education and health sector reforms ... Source .
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Pic story: liberated serfs embrace new life in China's Xizang

Xinhua 02 Apr 2025
... 1959 democratic reform and the emancipation of about 1 million serfs in Xizang ... After Xizang's democratic reform, many liberated serfs, including Gesang Metok, were granted land to start a new life.
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