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EAS AWARDS
The MEC for Agriculture in the Eastern Cape, Nonceba Kontsiwe, today honoured the province'sbest-performing Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) practitioners at a glittering awardsceremony held at the Department of Agriculture’s…
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Leadership
Mfundo Macanda
Position: COO
Email:mfundo.macanda@ecagriculture.gov.za
Mthozami Goqwana
Position: DDG – Agriculture Regulatory & Technical Services
Email: lou-anne.bouth@ecagriculture.gov.za
Sibongile Mzantsi
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Email: thethe.dumeduze@ecagriculture.gov.za
Programmes
Discover more about our Programmes
The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture drives economic growth by supporting all farmers, implementing strategies to create jobs in agriculture, and working with other government agencies to improve the lives of rural communities through training, home industry support, and food security programs.
Administration
supports core programmes of the department focuses with human resources management, finance, procurement, anti fraud and anti corruption, communications, customer care, human resources development.
Programme Contact:
DDG Administration:
040 602 5035
Sustainable Resource Management
provides engineering services, land care, land use management, disaster risk management to the people of the Eastern Cape.
Programme Contact:
Chief Director Sustainable Administration:
040 602 5155
Farmer Support and Development
provides extension and advisory services to the farmers, households engaged in agriculture, food security and farmer support development programmes through agriculture development programmes.
Programme Contact:
Chief Director Farmer Support & Development:
040 602 5039
Veterinary services
provide veterinary services/animal health services to clients to ensure healthy animals, safe animal products and welfare of people of South Africa. The program supports export control, veterinary public and laboratory services to farmers and Eastern Cape households to keep their livestock and pets healthy.
Programme Contact:
Chief Director Veterinary Services
040 602 5039
Research and Technology Development Services
provides expert and needs based research, development and transfer of technology impacting on development objectives benefiting farmers and communities of the Eastern Cape. Program contact: Chief Director Research and Technology Development Services:
Programme Contact:
Chief Director Research and Technology Development Services
043 683 1240.
Agriculture Economic Services
provides timely and relevant agricultural economic services to the sector in support of sustainable agricultural and Agri-business development to increase economic growth. GET HELP WITH AGRI TRAINING .
Programme Contact:
Chief Director Entrepreneurial Development
040 602 5129.
Rural Development Coordination
is about developing, planning and monitoring of rural development coordination of the various departments and organizes social facilitation in relation to community priorities and organizational structures.
