page_title: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland)
section_title: Functions
hierarchical_section_title: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland) / Functions
caption_attribution_description: Red banded mango caterpillar (Deanolis sublimbalis) on Mango
context_page_description: The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is a department of the Queensland Government which aims to maximise the economic potential for Queensland's primary industries on a sustainable basis through strategic industrial development. The section known as Biosecurity Queensland is responsible for biosecurity matters within the state.
  The department was formerly known as:
  Department of Agriculture
  Department of Agriculture and Stock
  Department of Primary Industries
  Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry
  Department of Primary Industries
  Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
  Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
  Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  after which it assumed its current identity Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
context_section_description: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  provides expertise and support that increases primary industries productivity, expands markets and assists with adaption to change. It conducts research, policy advice, protects against pests and diseases, maintains animal welfare standards, as well as managing fisheries.
caption: A quarantine area has been established on Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait to stop the spread of the Red banded mango caterpillar.
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