The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is a

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of the

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, with political executive responsibility for

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

land reform Land reform is a form of agrarian reform involving the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural ...

and

rural development Rural development is the process of improving the quality life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of l ...

, as well as for the Agricultural Research Council, the National Agricultural Marketing Council, Onderstepoort Biological Products, the Perishable Products Export Control Board, and Ncera Farms. The Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development portfolio was created in the 2019 cabinet reorganization by

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; the Minister inherited the responsibility for

from the

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries may refer to: * Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Cambodia) * Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) * Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Niue) * Depart ...

. The last Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was

Senzeni Zokwana Senzeni Zokwana is a South African politician. He is a former Member of Parliament and served until May 2019 as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, having been appointed by President Jacob Zuma in May 2014. He previously serve ...

with

Sfiso Buthelezi Sfiso Norbert Buthelezi (born 1961) is a South African politician and a member of the country's ruling party, the African National Congress. Buthelezi was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Finance after president Jacob Zuma reshuffled his ca ...

as his deputy, before the portfolio was changed in May 2019.

List of agriculture ministers

Minister of Agriculture, 1910-1933

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, 1933-1948

Minister of Agriculture, 1948-1958

Minister of Water Affairs and Agricultural Technical Services, 1958-1966

Minister of Agriculture and Water Affairs, 1966-1968

Minister of Agriculture, 1968-1981

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1981-1982

Minister of Agriculture, 1982-1991

Minister of Agriculture and Development, 1991-1994

Minister of Agriculture, 1994-1996

Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, 1996-2009

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2009-2019

Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, 2019-present

References

External links

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

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