land reform
noun
: measures designed to effect a more equitable distribution of agricultural land especially by governmental action
also
: the resulting redistribution
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Zimbabwe’s global image suffered after controversial land reforms more than two decades ago displaced more 4,000 white farmers to redistribute land to about 300,000 Black families, according to government figures.
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Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The government has already made meaningful headway, including the implementation last month of a historic land reform law—previously stalled for two decades—that will both increase transparency and boost the economy.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2021
In contrast, voluntary substitution programs—when combined with rural development and land reform—have proven far more sustainable.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
There were no serious transitional justice programs, no adequate land reform projects to address rural poverty and inequality, and the stigmatization of the Congolese Tutsi community—one driver of the current conflict––was never addressed.
—Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
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Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The government has already made meaningful headway, including the implementation last month of a historic land reform law—previously stalled for two decades—that will both increase transparency and boost the economy.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2021
In contrast, voluntary substitution programs—when combined with rural development and land reform—have proven far more sustainable.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
There were no serious transitional justice programs, no adequate land reform projects to address rural poverty and inequality, and the stigmatization of the Congolese Tutsi community—one driver of the current conflict––was never addressed.
—Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
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“Land reform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20reform. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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