List of agriculture ministries

An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister for agriculture.

Specific duties may relate to regulation, promotion, agricultural research, price supports and agricultural subsidies, plant diseases, invasive species and the management of biosecurity. Some countries have multiple agriculture ministries, devoting entire ministries to be more specific; policy areas such as: forestry and fisheries; rural affairs; food and food quality, security, and safety; consumer protection; and matters relating to the Environment.

Agriculture ministries by country

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CountrySubnational divisionOfficeHead
 AfghanistanMinistry of Agriculture, Irrigation and LivestockMinister of Agriculture
 ArgentinaMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock and FisheriesMinister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
 ArmeniaMinistry of Agriculture of ArmeniaMinister of Agriculture
 AustraliaNationwideDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryMinister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management; Minister for Resources and Water; Minister for the Environment
Western AustraliaDepartment of Agriculture and FoodMinister for Agriculture and Food
Western AustraliaDepartment of FisheriesMinister for Fisheries
VictoriaAgriculture VictoriaMinister for Agriculture
 AzerbaijanMinistry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan RepublicMinister of Agriculture
 BahamasMinistry of Agriculture and Marine ResourcesMinister of Agriculture and Marine Resources
 BangladeshAgricultureMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
FoodMinistry of FoodMinister of Food
Fisheries and LivestockMinistry of Fisheries and LivestockMinister of Fisheries and Livestock
 Belgium  FlandersMinistry of Agriculture and FisheriesMinister of Agriculture
 WalloniaGeneral Operational Direction of Agriculture, Natural Resources and EnvironmentMinister of Agriculture
 BoliviaMinistry of Rural Development and LandsMinister of Rural Development and Lands
 BhutanMinistry of Agriculture and LivestockMinister of Agriculture and Livestock
 BrazilMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock, and SupplyMinister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply
 BruneiMinistry of Primary Resources and TourismMinister of Primary Resources and Tourism
 BulgariaMinistry of Agriculture and Food, 1986, 1987-1990, 1999-2007 Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryMinister of Agriculture and Food, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
 CambodiaMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesMinister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
 CanadaAgricultureAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaMinister of Agriculture
FisheriesFisheries and Oceans CanadaMinister of Fisheries and Oceans
ForestryNatural Resources CanadaMinister of Natural Resources
ManitobaManitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural InitiativesMinister of Agriculture
New BrunswickDepartment of Agriculture and AquacultureSecretary of Agriculture and Aquaculture
OntarioMinistry of Agriculture, Food and Rural AffairsMinister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
QuebecMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodMinister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
SaskatchewanMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 ChileMinistry of Agriculture
 People's Republic of ChinaHistoricMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
AgricultureMinistry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsMinister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
ForestryState Forestry and Grassland Administration [zh]Director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration
 ColombiaMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development
 CroatiaMinistry of Agriculture
 CubaMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 DenmarkMinistry of Food, Fisheries and AgricultureMinister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture
 East TimorMinistry of Agriculture and FisheriesMinister of Agriculture and Fisheries
 EgyptMinistry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
 EstoniaMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 EthiopiaMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development
 European UnionDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentCommissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
 FinlandMinistry of Agriculture and ForestryMinister of Agriculture and Forestry
 FranceMinistry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Regional PlanningMinister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Regional Planning
 GermanyFederal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
 GeorgiaMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 GhanaMinistry of Food and AgricultureMinister of Food and Agriculture
 GreeceMinistry of Rural Development and FoodMinister of Rural Development and Food
 GuatemalaMinistry of Agriculture, Livestock and FoodMinister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food
 Hong KongAgriculture, Fisheries and Conservation DepartmentDirector of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
 HungaryMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 IcelandMinistry of Fisheries and AgricultureMinister of Fisheries and Agriculture
 IndiaAgriculture and Farmers' WelfareMinistry of Agriculture and Farmers' WelfareMinister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Rural DevelopmentMinistry of Rural DevelopmentMinister of Rural Development
 IndonesiaMinistry of Agriculture
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Environment and Forestry
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
 IranMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 IraqMinistry of Agriculture
 IrelandDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the MarineMinister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
 Isle of ManMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
 IsraelMinistry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentOded Forer
 KiribatiMinistry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development
 ItalyMinistry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
 JapanMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
 KazakhstanMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 LaosMinistry of Agriculture and ForestryMinister of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos
 LithuaniaMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture of Lithuania
 North MacedoniaMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water EconomyMinister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy
 MalaysiaMinistry of Agriculture and Food SecurityMinister of Agriculture and Food Security
 MexicoSecretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA)Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food
 MoldovaMinistry of Agriculture and Food IndustryMinister of Agriculture and Food Industry
 MyanmarMinistry of Agriculture and IrrigationMinister of Agriculture and Irrigation
 NepalMinistry of Agriculture and Livestock DevelopmentMinister of Agriculture and Livestock Development
 NetherlandsMinistry of Agriculture, Nature and Food QualityMinister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
 New ZealandMinistry for Primary IndustriesMinister for Primary Industries
 NigeriaNationwideFederal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Rivers StateRivers State Ministry of Agriculture
 NiueDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesDirector of Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
 North KoreaAgricultureMinistry of Agriculture[1]Minister of Agriculture[2]
FisheriesMinistry of Fisheries[1]Minister of Fisheries[2]
ForestryMinistry of Forestry[1]Minister of Forestry[2]
 NorwayAgricultureMinistry of Agriculture and FoodMinister of Agriculture and Food
FisheriesMinistry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
 PanamaAgriculture and LivestockMinistry of Agricultural DevelopmentMinister of Agricultural Development
FisheriesPanama Aquatic Resources AuthorityGeneral administrator of Panama Aquatic Resources Authority
 PakistanMinistry of National Food Security & ResearchMinister for National Food Security & Research
 PeruMinistry of Agriculture/Coordinator FAO-ONURafael Quevedo Flores/Francisco Costa Esparza
 PhilippinesDepartment of AgricultureSecretary of Agriculture
 PolandMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development
 PortugalMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 RomaniaMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development
 RussiaMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 Saudi ArabiaMinistry of Environment, Water, and AgricultureMinister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture
 South AfricaDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesMinister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
 South KoreaAgricultureMinistry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
FisheriesMinistry of Oceans and Fisheries
South SudanMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry
 SpainMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodMinister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
 Sri LankaMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
Department of AgricultureDirector General of Agriculture
 SwedenMinistry for Rural Affairs (2011–2014)
Ministry of Agriculture (1900–2010)
Minister for Rural Affairs (2011–2014)
Minister of Agriculture (1900–2010)
 SyriaMinistry of Agriculture and Agrarian ReformMinister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
 Republic of China (Taiwan)Ministry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 TanzaniaMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 ThailandMinistry of Agriculture and CooperativesMinister of Agriculture and Cooperatives
 TurkeyMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry
 UgandaMinistry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
 UkraineMinistry of Agrarian Policy and Food
 United KingdomHistoricMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1889-2002Minister of Food (United Kingdom), 1916–21, 1939–58
NationwideDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsSecretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minister for Agriculture and Food

Minister for Rural Affairs

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity

Northern IrelandDepartment of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMinister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs
 ScotlandScottish Government Enterprise, Environment and Digital DirectoratesCabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment
 United StatesNationwideUnited States Department of AgricultureSecretary of Agriculture
CaliforniaCalifornia Department of Food and Agriculture
FloridaFlorida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFlorida Commissioner of Agriculture
GeorgiaGeorgia Department of AgricultureGeorgia Commissioner of Agriculture
IllinoisIllinois Department of Agriculture
MichiganMichigan Department of Agriculture
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
New JerseyNew Jersey Department of Agriculture
OklahomaOklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
OregonOregon Department of Agriculture
Puerto RicoDepartment of Agriculture
TennesseeTennessee Department of AgricultureCommissioner of Agriculture of Tennessee
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture
VermontAgency of Agriculture Food and Markets
WashingtonWashington State Department of AgricultureDirector of Agriculture
West VirginiaWest Virginia Department of AgricultureAgriculture Commissioner
 UzbekistanMinistry of Agriculture and Water ResourcesMinister of Agriculture and Water Resources
 VietnamMinistry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMinister of Agriculture and Rural Development
 YemenMinistry of Agriculture and IrrigationMinister of Agriculture and Irrigation
 ZambiaMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture
 ZimbabweMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture

Former countries

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CountryOfficeHead
 RhodesiaMinistry of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Organizational Chart of North Korean Leadership" (PDF). Seoul: Political and Military Analysis Division, Intelligence and Analysis Bureau; Ministry of Unification. August 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, North - NDE". Central Intelligence Agency. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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