Minister:

Mr John Henry Steenhuisen (Minister of Agriculture) (DA)

Deputy Minister:

Ms Rosemary Nokuzola Capa (Deputy Minister of Agriculture) (ANC)

Director General:

Mr Mooketsa Ramasodi

Chief of Staff:

n/a

Chief Financial Officer:

Ms Mokete Mokono (Acting)

Deputy Directors General:

Ms Kwena Komape (Economic Development, Trade and Marketing)

Mr Siyabonga Mdubeki (Chief Surveyor General: National Geomatics Management Service - NGMS)

Mr Nasele Mehlomakulu (Food Security and Agrarian Reform)

Ms P Tsotso Sehoole (Acting: Corporate Support Services)

Mr Dipepeneneng Serage (Acting: Agriculture Production, Health and Food Safety)

Senior Management:

Mr Klaas Mboane (Director: Operations)

Mr Bushy Ngamole (Director: Quality Assurance)

Ms Linda Page (Chief Director: Strategic Communication)

Ms Alicia Stevens (Chief Director: Executive Support Services)

Communications Officers:

Mr Reggie Ngcobo (Media Liaison Officer and Spokesperson)

Secretaries:

Ms Nwabisa Kale (Private Secretary: Minister)

Ms Wendy Kondile (Private Secretary: Deputy Minister)

In order to ensure food security and ongoing social and economic advancement for all South Africans, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development is dedicated to maintaining an equitable and sustainable land dispensation, enhancing the productivity of agriculture value chains, and serving as a coordinator and catalyst in rural development. 

In accordance with important national, provincial, and local goals and policies, the department seeks to fulfill its mandate. 

The NDP, the NDP Five-Year Implementation Plan, the MTSF, the priorities of women, children, youth, and persons with disabilities, as well as provincial priorities and the department's mission, will all be advanced by DALRRD.

The department will concentrate its efforts on initiatives that will guarantee it achieves the following effects and results in order to effectively carry out its mandate.