Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Africa)

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
	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);
Department overview
Formed	7 July 2009
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; Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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^[update] 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]

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↑ "Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Public Service Act, 1994", Proclamation No. 48 of 2009. Government Gazette No. 32387.
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[1] "Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Public Service Act, 1994", Proclamation No. 48 of 2009. Government Gazette No. 32387.

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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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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