Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norway)
| Landbruks- og matdepartementet | |
Government of Norway | |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
|---|---|
| Employees | 190 |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www.government.no |
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food (
Stortinget).[citation needed
]
Organisation
The ministry is divided into the following sections:[1]
- Political staff
- Communication unit
- Department of Administrative and Economic Affairs
- Department of Forest- and Natural Resource Policy
- Department of Food Policy
- Department of Agricultural Policy
- Department of Research, Innovation and Regional Policy
Political staff
- Minister Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party)
- State Secretary Hanne Blåfjelldal (Progress Party)
Subsidiaries
Under the ministry there are four administrative agencies and two state-owned companies:
- County Governor, or Fylkesmannen (official site) Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
- Norwegian Agriculture Authority, or Statens landbruksforvaltning (official site) Authority for the agriculture industry.
- Norwegian Food Safety Authority, or Mattilsynet (official site) Controls all aspects of food safety, including agriculture, import and trade.
- Reindeer Husbandry Administration, or Reindriftforvaltningen (official site) Authority for the reindeer husbandry industry.
- Statskog (official site) Manages the state owned forests and natural property.
Limited companies:
- Staur Farm, or Staur Gård (official site) A farm.
References
- ^ Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food (13 November 2006). "The Ministry's departments". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
