Ministry of Agriculture (China)

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Ministry of Agriculture of the
People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国农业部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyèbù
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Agency executive	Han Changfu, Minister of Agriculture
Parent agency	State Council
Website	http://www.moa.gov.cn

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) was an

Areas of the ministry's responsibility included agriculture and environmental issues relating to agriculture, fishery, consumer affairs, animal husbandry, horticulture, animal welfare, foodstuffs, hunting and game management as well as higher education and research in the field of agricultural sciences. The ministry was headquartered in Beijing.

The ministry was abolished in 2018, with its responsibilities being assumed by the newly created Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on March 19, 2018.

History

In 2007, the MOA issued a regulation on the protection of agricultural geographical indication products.^[1]: 54 These are defined as including plants, animals, and microorganisms.^[1]: 54

In 2015, the MOA issued the Strategic Plan for Agricultural Going Out, providing state subsidies to enterprises that invested in various overseas locations.^[2]: 251

Its responsibilities were assumed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on March 19, 2018.^[3]

List of Agriculture Ministers

References