The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) is a
department
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of the
Government of South Africa created in June 2019 by the merger of the agriculture functions of the former
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries may refer to:
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with the
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
The department has responsibility for
agriculture,
food safety
Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting from t ...
,
food security,
land reform,
topographic mapping,
cadastral survey
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, the
Deeds Offices, and
spatial planning.
The political head of the department is the
Minister of Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, who is assisted by two deputy ministers.
the minister is
Thoko Didiza
Angela Thoko Didiza (born 2 June 1965) is a South African politician currently serving as Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. She held the post of Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs
The Minister of Agriculture and L ...
, the deputy minister for land reform is
Mcebisi Skwatsha, and the deputy minister for rural development is
Sdumo Dlamini
Sidumo (Sdumo) Mbongeni Dlamini is a South African politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress.
Ministerial roles
Dlamini served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development ...
.
In the 2020 budget the department received an
appropriation of
R16,810.1 million. In the 2019/19 financial year it had 7,505 employees.
Subordinate agencies
*
Agricultural Research Council
*
Deeds Registries
*
Ingonyama Trust Board
*
National Agricultural Marketing Council
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*
Ncera Farms
*
Office of the Valuer-General
*
Onderstepoort Biological Products
*
Perishable Products Export Control Board
References
External links
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{{SA Government departments
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural organisations based in South Africa
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Rural development in Africa