TAU SA chairperson of the central Gauteng region, Wannie Scribante, said: "It is true that some farmers are leaving the country because of the so-called land grab fears. However, as the farmer's organisation, we don't want to jeopardise everything in the industry, which is economically viable. We don't want to see the farming industry going down the drain."

Scribante said following their consultative meeting with the minister, though there is still more to be done, they are looking forward to working with government and other stakeholders in finding reasonable solutions regarding land reform in the country.

It was Nkwinti who announced that together with the farmers' unions, they would be drafting legislation on an Office Valuer-General (OVG), Land Management Commission (LMC) and Land Rights Management Board, which would support land reform. "We've all agreed to work together, but we will continue to engage each other. This is a tremendous achievement since we are now moving in the same direction," he said.