Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

Queensland Budget 2024-25 · Miles Government

Minister
Mark Furner MP
Department head
Director-General Graeme Bolton

As at budget day (2024-06-11)

$714.9M
Total expenses
$28.5M
Capital program
2,791
FTE staff

Key service areas

Enabling Agriculture Industry GrowthQueensland Biosecurity ServicesFisheries and Forestry Industry Development

No individual initiatives have been extracted for this department yet. See the Service Delivery Statement for full budget details.

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Percentage of primary producers adopting drought and climate resilient practices as a result of DAF support20%32%20%
Proportion of significant biosecurity responses that deliver the planned outcomes to safeguard economic loss95%100%95%
Percentage of key Queensland fish stocks assessed that are considered to have no sustainability concerns85%93%85%
Assessed impact of completed agricultural research, development and extension projects and/or programs (Benefit Cost Ratio)>4.04.0>4.0
Average cost of fisheries inspections$900$820$900

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-20. Factual information from published budget documents.