The Minister of Agriculture is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa since 2024, when the corresponding department was split from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It holds the political executive responsibility for the Department of Agriculture, and for the Agricultural Research Council, the National Agricultural Marketing Council, Onderstepoort Biological Products, the Perishable Products Export Control Board, and Ncera Farms. The agriculture portfolio was created in the 2024 cabinet reorganisation after the re-election of President Cyril Ramaphosa as part of the government of national unity. The current Minister of Agriculture is John Steenhuisen.

List of agriculture ministers

In the past, several other ministerial posts and portfolios included, or were exclusively responsible for, agriculture. The following is a historical list of these posts' official titles and their corresponding office holders.

Minister of Agriculture, 1910-1933

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, 1933-1948

Minister of Agriculture, 1948-1958

Minister of Water Affairs and Agricultural Technical Services, 1958-1966

Minister of Agriculture and Water Affairs, 1966-1968

Minister of Agriculture, 1968-1981

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1981-1982

Minister of Agriculture, 1982-1991

Minister of Agriculture and Development, 1991-1994

Minister of Agriculture, 1994-1996

Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, 1996-2009

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 2009-2019

Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, 2019-2024

Minister of Agriculture 2024-present