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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is the state sector organisation of Equatorial Guinea that deals with matters relating to agriculture, forestry and biosecurity.
The ministry is responsible for biosecurity, managing Equatorial Guinea's state forests, supporting rural communities, ensuring the humane and responsible use of animals, and helping win access to overseas markets for Equatorial Guinea products. It also works to promote sustainability in the Equatorial Guinea's rural sectors, and to manage land, water and irrigation in rural Equatorial Guinea.
The economy of Equatorial Guinea has traditionally been dependent on commodities such as cocoa and coffee, but is now heavily dependent on petroleum due to the discovery and exploitation of significant oil reserves in the 1980s. In 2017, it graduated from "Least Developed Country" status, one of six Sub-Saharan African nations that managed to do so.
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may refer to:
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