Definition

Land reform is the process of redistributing ownership of land, usually implemented by a government authority backed by the military. Land reform can distribute large land holdings to peasants, privatize common property holdings, or take private lands for government use.

Keywords

land ownership, landless, landholdings, restructuring, land ownership, smallholdings, land tenure, plantations, agribusiness, ranches, collective ownership, agrarian reform, compensation, individual ownership, private property, large estates, land division, equitable land distribution, land titles, rights of occupancy, land rights, privatization, property takings, eminent domain, property confiscation, public domain, property rights, farmer's rights