LEDA is established in terms of the Limpopo Economic Development Corporation Act, Act No. 5 of 1994, as amended, and complies with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) as a Schedule 3D agency. It has been established as a special purpose vehicle, culminating from the amalgamation of four historical agencies, namely Trade and Investment Limpopo, the Limpopo Business Support Agency, the Limpopo Agribusiness Development Corporation and the Limpopo Economic Development Enterprise. Its mission is to implement integrated economic development initiatives in Limpopo, through:
•accelerated industrial diversification;
•increased levels of trade and investment; and
•by developing sustainable enterprises.