to no income and most of those beneficiaries seek work on surrounding commercial farms instead of actively farming their own land. If farming is taking place on land reform farms, these farms operate below their full agricultural potential and are mainly used for subsistence agriculture. On average, crop production had decreased by 79% since conversion to land reform. In the three provinces surveyed, job losses averaged 84%, with KwaZulu-Natal suffering a 94% job hemorrhage. 2019 reform In October 2019, Parliament began discussing constitutional reforms that would permit the uncompensated seizure of private land. The ANC has laid out a commitment to land redistribution in its manifesto. The exact wording on the proposal is expected in March 2020. In February 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government intends to accelerate land redistribution in 2020. Ramaphosa indicated that land redistribution was important for redressing the injustice of the 1913 Natives Land Act. Speaking from Addis Ababa, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asserted on February 19, 2020, that land distribution without compensation would be disastrous for South Africa and its people. See also Land reforms by country Agriculture in South Africa External links Rethinking the Past and Future of Land Reform, By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, Anastasya Eliseeva, 19 November 2019 Notes References External links Promised Land: New Documentary Follows Struggles Over Land in South Africa - video report by Democracy Now! http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1002/jid.3150 South Africa Reform in South Africa