Land reform is a change in the system of land ownership, especially when it involves giving land to the people who actually farm it and taking it away from people who own large areas for profit.
...the new land reform policy under which thousands of peasant families are to beresettled.
land reform in British English
noun
the redistributing of large agricultural holdings among the landless
land reform in American English
the redistribution of agricultural land by breaking up large landholdings and apportioning shares to small farmers, peasants, etc.
Examples of 'land reform' in a sentence
land reform
The heart of the problem is the Government 's stuttering land reform policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
As a major presence in the countryside, the church is also likely to help implement a second peace talk policy: land reform.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He showed little interest in a liberal political government, preferring to hold power directly; and he did not in fact carry land reform too far.
Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995)