Ministry of Economic Opportunities

Minister Alan Winde
Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism
Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism
About Us
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture provides a wide range of development, research and support services to the agricultural community in the Western Cape.
The department's administrative headquarters is situated on the historic farm of Elsenburg in the picturesque Boland region, while we also accommodate new and commercial farmers at research farms, Further Education and Training Centres, extension offices, state veterinary offices and animal health technicians situated throughout the province
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Latest News

An independent study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture into the importance of the Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA) has confirmed that the area is a...
17 April 2018

The South African Cheese Festival, presented for the 17th time this year from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 April 2018, annually affords a number of small cheese maker...
17 April 2018

Statistics South Africa jobs data for the last quarter of 2017, released today, shows that the Western Cape created the most jobs last quarter of any province,...
13 February 2018

Once a very small crop in the Western Cape, cherries have more than quadrupled their export market share over the last four years, and continue to show excellen...
12 February 2018

Statement by Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell.
Western Cape allocates further R82.5 million for droug...
8 February 2018