An inclusive, sustainable and radically transformed agricultural sector that builds thriving communities in balance with nature.
To advance sound agricultural practices that stimulates comprehensive economic growth, food security and advancement of rural communities.
The strategic goals and strategic objectives of the Department as reviewed for alignment with government mandate and priorities and mandate of planning institutions to restructure the processes of development and service delivery as reflected, changes as effected are reflected below:
To provide veterinary services to clients in order to ensure healthy animals, safe animal products and welfare of people of South Africa.
Strategic Goals | Strategic Objectives |
Unleash agricultural potential |
To provide agricultural support services to farmers in order to ensure sustainable development and management of agricultural resources |
To provide support to all farmers through agricultural development programmes | |
To provide expert and needs based research, development and technology transfer services impacting on development objectives | |
To provide and maintain infrastructure facilities for the line function to perform their research and other functions | |
To provide and maintain infrastructure facilities for the line function to perform their research and other functions | |
To provide timely and relevant agricultural economic services to the sector in support of sustainable agricultural and agri-business development to increase economic growth. | |
To provide tertiary agricultural education and training from NQF levels 5 to anybody who meets the minimum requirements to study in agriculture and related fields. | |
To provide formal and non-formal training on NQF levels 1 to 4 through FET structured education and training programmes to all interested agricultural role players |