The total budget of the Department was R4 billion for 2010/11 while R4.7 billion is budgeted for 2011/12. The overall budget allocation for 2011/12 has increased by 12.5 per cent in real terms compared to the previous financial year's allocation. A significant proportion of the Department's budget for 2011/12 will be allocated to the Administration (27.5 per cent) and the Food Security and Agrarian Reform (26.4 per cent) programmes, respectively, while the Trade Promotion and Market Access will receive only 4 per cent of the Department's total allocation.