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
	Oklahoma	Department of Agriculture	Commissioner of Agriculture
	Puerto Rico	Department of Agriculture
	Vermont	Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets

See also

•  European Union: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development