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The study aims to evaluate the impact of land reform on livelihoods in different contexts.

May 25, 2026Open Access

Land reform and livelihoods: trajectories of change in northern Limpopo province, South Africa

Key Points

The study aims to evaluate the impact of land reform on livelihoods in different contexts.
Part of a broader three-country study (including Zimbabwe and Namibia)
Focuses on how impacts vary based on implementation approaches and beneficiaries
Uses qualitative and quantitative measures to assess outcomes
Identifies varied impacts of land reform based on distinct circumstances
Highlights different implementation approaches affecting beneficiary outcomes
Draws connections between intended and actual results of land reform efforts

Abstract

South Africa: Livelihoods after Land Reform is the South African component of a broader three-country study (also including Zimbabwe and Namibia) on Livelihoods after Land Reform (LaLR). The aim of LaLR is to measure the impact of land reform, but above all it is to understand that impact how and why impacts materialise or fail to materialise in relation to different circumstances, distinct implementation approaches, and diverse types of intended beneficiaries.

Land reform and livelihoods: trajectories of change in northern Limpopo province, South Africa

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