6. This report provides a brief summary of the strategic priorities of the Department and the Ingonyama Trust Board as per the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform's Strategic Plan 2010-2013 and the Ingonyama Trust Board's Strategic Plan 2010/11. It also provides an overview of budget allocation for rural development and land reform, and the committee's responses to the priorities and budget allocations thereof and some of the challenges confronting rural development and land reform. It concludes by recommendations regarding the strategic priorities and budget allocation.