Ministry of Agriculture 1205049 222297161 2008-06-28T15:59:42Z Aesopos 3138216 In many [[country|countries]] and [[subnational entities]] there is a '''Ministry''' or '''Department for Agriculture'''. It is often headed by the '''Minister of Agriculture'''. It is responsible for regulating the [[agriculture|agricultural sector]]. Some ministries have additional responsibilities in related policy areas such as [[forestry]] and [[fisheries]], [[rural|rural affairs]], [[food]], [[food quality]], [[food inspection|inspection]] and [[food safety|safety]], and [[consumer protection]]. In some countries it is responsible for matters relating to the environment as well while others assign that duty to a separate [[ministry of the environment]]. == List == *{{BUL}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Bulgaria)|Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry]] *{{CAN}}: [[Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada]] - [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Minister of Agriculture]] **[[New Brunswick]]: [[Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture (New Brunswick)|Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture]] **[[Ontario]]: [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)|Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs]] *{{COL}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Colombia)|Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development]] *{{EGY}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (Egypt)|Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation]] *{{ETH}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Ethiopia)|Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development]] *{{FIN}}: [[Minister of Agriculture and Forestry]] *{{FRA}}: [[Minister of Agriculture (France)|Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fishing and Rural Affairs]] *{{GER}}: [[Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Germany)|Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection]] *{{GRE}}: [[Minister for Rural Development and Food (Greece)|Minister for Rural Development and Food]] *{{IND}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture]] *{{IRL}}: [[Minister for Agriculture and Food (Ireland)|Minister for Agriculture and Food]] *{{ISR}}: [[Agriculture Minister of Israel|Agriculture Minister]] *{{ITA}}: [[Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies]] *{{JPN}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]] *{{NLD}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality]] *{{NZL}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (New Zealand)|Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry]] *{{NIG}}: [[Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development|Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development]] *{{NOR}}: [[Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food|Ministry of Agriculture and Food]] *{{PRC}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Agriculture]] *{{PER}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture of Peru|Ministry of Agriculture]] *{{PHI}}: [[Department of Agriculture (Philippines)|Department of Agriculture]] *{{POL}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Poland)|Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development]] *{{ROU}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development of Romania|Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development]] *[[South Africa]]: [[South African Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs|Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs]] *{{KOR}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (South Korea)|Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry]] *{{ESP}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Spain)|Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food]] *{{SWE}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (Sweden)|Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries]] *{{TUR}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture (Turkey)|Ministry of Agriculture]] *{{UGA}}: [[Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Poland)|Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries]] *{{UK}}: [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] (replaced the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food]]) **[[Isle of Man]]: [[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Isle of Man)|Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry]] **[[Scotland]]: [[Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department|Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department]] *{{USA}}: [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] - [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] **[[Puerto Rico]]: [[Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico|Department of Agriculture]] **[[Vermont]]: [[Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets|Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets]] == See Also == *{{EU}}: [[Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development]] [[Category:Agriculture ministries|*]] [[Category:Agriculture ministers|*]] [[Category:Ministries by portfolio|Agriculture]]