AGRICULTURE NEWS - The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s (agriculture department) 2022/23 budget is balanced and places emphasis on the importance of commercial agriculture, according to Christo van der Rheede, executive director of Agri SA.
He told Farmer’s Weekly that the special focus placed on the exporting of agricultural commodities in the budget was very welcome.
Minister Thoko Didiza delivered the address to Parliament on Thursday, 12 May.
The department’s total budget for the coming year was increased by R400 million from R16,9 billion in 2021/22 to R17,3 billion in 2022/23.
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