Agriculture ministry

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An agriculture ministry is a ministry or other government agency 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 and invasive species.Some ministries have additional responsibilities in related policy areas such as forestry and fisheries; rural affairs; food and food quality, security, and safety; and consumer protection. In some countries, agriculture ministries are responsible for matters relating to the environment as well while others assign that duty to a separate environment ministry.

Agriculture ministries by country

Country Subnational devision Ministry Head
 Bulgaria Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
 Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister of Agriculture
New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
 People's Republic of China Ministry of Agriculture
 Colombia Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
 Denmark Ministry of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture
 Egypt Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
 Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
 Finland Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
 France Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing Minister of Agriculture and Fishing
 Germany Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
 Greece Ministry for Rural Development and Food Minister for Rural Development and Food
 India Ministry of Agriculture
 Ireland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
 Isle of Man Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
 Israel Agriculture Minister of Israel
 Italy Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
 Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
 Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
 New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
 Niger Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
 Norway Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

 People's Republic of China Ministry of Agriculture
 Peru Ministry of Agriculture
 Philippines Department of Agriculture
 Poland Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
 Portugal Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
 Romania Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development
South Africa Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs
 South Korea Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
 Spain Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
 Sweden Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
 Turkey Ministry of Agriculture
 Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
 United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
 Scotland Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
 United States Secretary of Agriculture Department of Agriculture
Flag of Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Commissioner of Agriculture
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture
Flag of Vermont Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets

See also