Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia)

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Ministry of Agriculture
Kementerian Pertanian
Logo Kementerian Pertanian Republik Indonesia.svg
Seal of the Ministry of Agriculture
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Flag of the Ministry of Agriculture
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Ministry of Agriculture headquarters
Ministry overview
Formed19 August 1945 (1945-08-19)
Jurisdiction Government of Indonesia
HeadquartersJalan Harsono R.M. No. 3
Jakarta Selatan 12550
Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Parent department Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs
Website www.pertanian.go.id

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

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History

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

After Indonesian independence, agriculture, trade, and industry were under the Department of Welfare in Indonesia's first cabinet. The first Welfare Minister was Soerachman Tjokroadisoerjo. The Ministry of Agriculture was officially formed on 6 September 1950. On the First Working Cabinet, the "Ministry of Agriculture" was renamed "Department of Agriculture". The name was reverted into the "Ministry of Agriculture" in 2009. [3]

Organization

The Ministry of Agriculture structure followed its permanent constituting document, Presidential Decree No. 192/2024 [1] and as expanded by Ministry of Agriculture Decree No. 02/2025. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 192 Tahun 2024 tentang Kementerian Pertanian (PDF) (Presidential Decree 192) (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia. 2024.
  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)
  4. PERATURAN MENTERI PERTANIAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 02 TAHUN 2025 TENTANG ORGANISASI DAN TATA KERJA KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN (PDF) (Ministry of Agriculture Decree 02) (in Indonesian). Ministry of Agriculture. 2025.

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