Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

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| formed = {{Start date|2019|06|26}}

| preceding1 = Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

| preceding2 = Department of Rural Development and Land Reform

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| jurisdiction = Government of South Africa

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| headquarters = Agriculture Place, 20 Steve Biko Street, Arcadia

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| employees = 7,505 {{small|(2018/19)}}

| budget = R16,810.1 million {{small|(2020/21)}}

| 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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| website = {{URL|https://www.dalrrd.gov.za/}}

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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.{{cite press release |date=14 June 2019 |title=President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments |publisher=The Presidency |url=https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-announces-reconfigured-departments-14-jun-2019-0000 |access-date=7 August 2020}} 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. {{Asof|August 2020}} the minister is Thoko Didiza,{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/ministers/ministers/agriculture-forestry-and-fisheries-ministry |title=Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development [ Ministry of ] |website=South African Government |access-date=22 August 2020}} the deputy minister for land reform is Mcebisi Skwatsha,{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/ministers/ministers/agriculture-rural-development-and-land-reform |title=Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform - Land Reform [ Deputy Ministry of ] |website=South African Government |access-date=22 August 2020}} and the deputy minister for rural development is Sdumo Dlamini.{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/ministers/ministers/rural-development-deputy-ministry |title=Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform - Rural Development [ Deputy Ministry of ] |website=South African Government |access-date=22 August 2020}}

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.{{cite book |title=Estimates of National Expenditure 2020 |publisher=National Treasury |location=Pretoria |isbn=978-0-621-48100-6 |year=2020 |chapter=Vote 29: Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development |url= http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2020/Booklets.aspx |chapter-url= http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2020/enebooklets/Vote%2029%20Agriculture,%20Land%20Reform%20and%20Rural%20Development.pdf |access-date=22 August 2020}}