Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development explained

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Type:department
Preceding1:Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Preceding2:Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
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Jurisdiction:Government of South Africa
Headquarters:Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko Street, Arcadia
Coordinates:-25.7372°N 28.2038°W
Employees:7,505
Budget:R16,810.1 million
Minister1 Name:Thoko Didiza
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Deputyminister1 Name:Mcebisi Skwatsha
Deputyminister1 Pfo:Deputy Minister for Land Reform
Deputyminister2 Name:Sdumo Dlamini
Deputyminister2 Pfo:Deputy Minister for Rural Development
Chief1 Name:Mooketsa Ramasodi
Chief1 Position:Director-General: Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
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The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) is a department 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 with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.[1] The department has responsibility for agriculture, food safety, food security, land reform, topographic mapping, cadastral survey, the Deeds Offices, and spatial planning.

The political head of the department is the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, who is assisted by two deputy ministers. the minister is Thoko Didiza,[2] the deputy minister for land reform is Mcebisi Skwatsha,[3] and the deputy minister for rural development is Sdumo Dlamini.[4]

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.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. 14 June 2019 . President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments . The Presidency . 7 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development [Ministry of ] ]. South African Government . 22 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform - Land Reform [Deputy Ministry of ] ]. South African Government . 22 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform - Rural Development [Deputy Ministry of ] ]. South African Government . 22 August 2020.
  5. Book: Estimates of National Expenditure 2020 . National Treasury . Pretoria . 978-0-621-48100-6 . 2020 . Vote 29: Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development . http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2020/enebooklets/Vote%2029%20Agriculture,%20Land%20Reform%20and%20Rural%20Development.pdf . 22 August 2020.