6.1 The Committee supports the initiative to bring all land acquired under land reform into productivity in order to ensure food security for the nation. The allocation of 25% of the budget for land reform to recapitalization and development programme is regarded as a step in the right direction. However, this meant that this meant less amount of funds were available for acquisition of land and therefore impacting on the amount of hectares the department could acquire, particularly in consideration of the escalating land prices. Therefore, the committee support the department's view to continue seeking alternative methods of land acquisition that will ensure redistribution of land at scale and bringing the restitution process to an end.