Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia)

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Ministry of Agriculture
Kementerian Pertanian
Seal of the Ministry of Agriculture
Flag of the Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry overview
Formed19 August 1945 (1945-08-19)
JurisdictionGovernment of Indonesia
HeadquartersJalan Harsono R.M. No. 3
Jakarta Selatan 12550
Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Harvick Hasnul Qolbi, Vice Minister of Agriculture
Ministry executive
  • Momon Rusmono, Secretary-General
Websitewww.pertanian.go.id

The Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesian: Kementerian Pertanian) is a government ministry which oversees the development of agriculture in Indonesia. It is headed by a Minister of Agriculture, who is directly responsible to President.[1]

History

The Department of Agriculture was established on 1 January 1905 (1905-01-01) by the Dutch East Indies Government as Department of Agriculture (Dutch: Departement van Landbouw) in 1905. It was later renamed Department of Agriculture, Industry, and Trade (Dutch: Departement van Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel) in 1911 and Department of Economic Affairs (Dutch: Departement van Ekonomische Zaken) in 1934. During the Japanese occupation, agriculture affairs are handled by Department of Industry, Military Government (Japanese: 軍政官武 産業部, romanizedGunseikanbu Sangyobu).[2]

Following

Soerachman Tjokroadisoerjo. Ministry of Agriculture was officially formed on 6 September 1950. On First Working Cabinet, the "Ministry of Agriculture" was renamed into "Department of Agriculture". The name was reverted back into "Ministry of Agriculture" in 2009.[3]

Organization

The Ministry of Agriculture structure followed its permanent constituting document, Presidential Decree No. 117/2022. The structure later expanded, recently, with Ministry of Agriculture Decree No. 19/2023.

References

  1. ^ "Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 117 Tahun 2022 tentang Kementerian Pertanian". Presidential Decree No. 117 of 2022 (PDF) (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia.
  2. ^ "Sejarah Kementerian Pertanian" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ Direktorat Pengolahan; Deputi Bidang Konservasi Arsip (2019). Guide Khazanah Arsip Lembaga Negara RI (1945-2018). Jakarta: National Archives of Indonesia. pp. 203–206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

See also