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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 4200 staff in Australia and overseas, including policy officers, program administrators, scientists, economists, meat inspectors, veterinary officers and quarantine inspectors.
Organisational Structure and Contact Details
On 16 June 2008, the department’s structure changed to better reflect the government priorities of climate change, productivity, trade and market access, and improved biosecurity systems. Changes will be made to this website as the transition to the new structure progresses.
- DAFF Executive •
- Corporate Policy Division • Agricultural & Productivity Division
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- Trade & Market Access Division •
- Management Services Division • Climate Change Division
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- Sustainable Resource Management Division •
- Product Integrity, Animal & Plant Health •
- ABARE •
- Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service •
- Biosecurity Australia •
- Bureau of Rural Sciences