Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Africa)

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Department overview
List 10 other official names: Departement van Landbou (Afrikaans) umNyango wezokuLima (Southern Ndebele) iSebe lezoLimo (Xhosa) uMnyango Wezolimo (Zulu) Litiko Letekulima (Swati) Kgoro ya Temo (Northern Sotho) Lefapha la Temo (Sotho) Lefapha la Temothuo (Tswana) Ndzawulo ya Vurimi (Tsonga) Muhasho wa Vhulimi (Venda)

Formed	7 July 2009^[1]
Preceding agencies	Department of Agriculture Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Agriculture Place, 20 Beatrix Street, Arcadia 0002, Pretoria, Gauteng 25°44′13″S 28°12′14″E / 25.73694°S 28.20389°E / -25.73694; 28.20389
Employees	5,924 (2009)
Annual budget	R663,9 million (Administration) R4,554 billion (Agriculture) R525,5 million (Forestry) R434 million (Fisheries)
Minister responsible	Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Deputy Minister responsible	Bheki Cele, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Department executive	Njabulo Nduli, Director General
Child agencies	Agricultural Research Council National Agricultural Marketing Council Onderstepoort Biological Products Perishable Products Export Control Board Ncera Farms
Website	Department Website

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for overseeing and supporting South Africa's agricultural sector, as well as ensuring access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food by the country's population.

The department falls under the responsibility of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; as of January 2010 this is Senzani Zokwana.

In the 2014 national budget, the department received an appropriation of R6,178 billion rand,^[2] and had 5,924 employees as of 2010.^[3]

References

↑ "Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Public Service Act, 1994", Proclamation No. 48 of 2009. Government Gazette No. 32387.
↑ South Africa Yearbook 2013/14 (PDF). Government Communication and Information System. July 2014. p. 33. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
↑ "Vote 25: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2010. Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010. ISBN 978-0-621-39079-7. Retrieved 30 August 2010.

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