Formed 7 July 2009 Founded 7 July 2009 | Number of employees 5,924 | |
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Preceding agencies Department of Agriculture
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Headquarters Agriculture Place, 20 Beatrix Street, Arcadia 0002, Pretoria, Gauteng 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 Jurisdiction Government of South Africa Predecessor Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Profiles | ||
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, and had 5,924 employees as of 2010.
References
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Africa) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA