About DAFF
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s role is to develop and implement policies and programs that ensure Australia's agricultural, fisheries, food and forestry industries remain competitive, profitable and sustainable.
Our policies and programs:
- encourage and support sustainable natural resource use and management
- protect the health and safety of plant and animal industries
- enable industries to adapt to compete in a fast-changing international and economic environment.
- help improve market access and market performance for the agricultural and food sector
- encourage and assist industries to adopt new technology and practices, and
- assist primary producers and the food industry to develop business and marketing skills, and to be financially self-reliant.
The department employs about 4,200 staff in Australia and overseas, including policy officers, program administrators, scientists, economists, meat inspectors, veterinary officers and quarantine inspectors.
Organisational structure and contact details
- DAFF Executive •
- Corporate Policy Division •
- Agricultural & Productivity Division •
- Trade & Market Access Division •
- Management Services Division •
- Climate Change Division •
- Sustainable Resource Management Division •
- Product Integrity, Animal & Plant Health •
- ABARE • Biosecurity Services Group
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- Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service •
- Biosecurity Australia •
- Bureau of Rural Sciences
Portfolio agencies
Annual reports
Budget
Media centre
Current grants and assistance
Corporate publications
- DAFFnews •
- Contours •
- Client Service Charter •
- Corporate Plan •
- Regulatory Plan •
- NLIS Report •
- Equine Influenza Inquiry Report and Response •
- Corish Report Response •
- Cost Recovery Impact Statements
Tenders
Jobs
Events
Minister
Reporting obligations
Legislation
Freedom of Information
Last reviewed: 24 Aug 2009
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