Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国农业农村部; Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyè Nóngcūnbù
Agency overview
Formed	March 19, 2018;7 years ago
Preceding agency	Ministry of Agriculture ;
Type	Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)
Jurisdiction	Government of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Han Jun ;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Deng Xiaogang ; Ma Youxiang ; Wu Hongyao ; Zhang Xingwang ;
Agency executives	Wu Qinghai, Leader of Discipline Inspection & Supervision Team; Wu Kongming, President of Academy of Agricultural Sciences ; Zeng Yande, Chief Agricultural Expert; Li Jinxiang, Chief Vet; Zhang Tianzuo, Chief Shepherd; Wei Baigang, Chief Economist;
Parent agency	State Council
Website	english.moa.gov.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	中华人民共和国农业农村部
Traditional Chinese	中華人民共和國農業農村部
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyè Nóngcūnbù

Last updated March 21, 2025

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which is responsible for agriculture and rural affairs in the country. The ministry is headquartered in Beijing. It was formed on March 19, 2018, as the agency superseding the former Ministry of Agriculture.

History

On March 19, 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was created at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions, superseding the Ministry of Agriculture. That same day, Han Changfu was elected Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.^[1] It was also announced that some of its additional responsibilities come from the agricultural investment projects of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Land and Resources, and the Ministry of Water Resources.^[2]

The Ministry stated in late 2020 that it would designate 6.6 million hectares of prime agricultural land as grain zones to be farmed with high production methods and which could not be converted to other crops.^[3]^: 245 It also raised subsidies for rice, corn, and soybean growing.^[3]^: 245

In March 2023, it gained responsibilities related to rural science and technology from the Ministry of Science and Technology as part of the plan on reforming Party and state institutions. It also absorbed the National Rural Revitalization Administration.^[4]

Functions

The Ministry is responsible for handling the "three rural issues"; namely agriculture, rural areas, and farmers. It is responsible for managing fisheries, animal husbandry, farmland resources, irrigation projects, land reclamation and agricultural mechanization, checking agricultural product quality and safety, and managing agricultural investments. It also houses the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group.^[4]

List of ministers

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
1	Jiang Yizhen	September 1964	May 1966	^[5]
2	Han Changfu	March 19, 2018	December 2020	^[6]
3	Tang Renjian	December 26, 2020	June 28, 2024	^[7]
4	Han Jun	June 28, 2024	Incumbent

References

↑ 全国人大经投票表决决定韩长赋为农业农村部部长. 163.com (in Chinese). March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
↑ Yang Shisheng (March 16, 2018). 统筹20多个涉农资金的部门职能农业农村部“财权”更大了. chinatimes (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
1 2 Harrell, Stevan (2023). An Ecological History of Modern China. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295751719.
1 2 "Decoding Chinese Politics: Economy and Trade". Asia Society . Retrieved October 11, 2024.
↑ Zhong 钟, Zhao Yun 兆云 (2008). Yī shēng qiú zhēn: Jiāng Yī Zhēn zhuàn一生求真：江一真传[A Lifetime of Seeking Truth: The Biography of Jiang Yizhen] (1 ed.). 中共党史出版社. ISBN 9787509801222.
↑ 韩长赋出任新组建的农业农村部部长. sina (in Chinese). March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
↑ Yi Yi (伊一) (December 26, 2020). 陈小江任国家民委主任唐仁健任农业农村部部长王文涛任商务部部长. ce.cn. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

External links

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[:0-1] 全国人大经投票表决决定韩长赋为农业农村部部长. 163.com (in Chinese). March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[2] Yang Shisheng (March 16, 2018). 统筹20多个涉农资金的部门职能农业农村部“财权”更大了. chinatimes (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[:12-3] 1 2 Harrell, Stevan (2023). An Ecological History of Modern China. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295751719.

[:1-4] 1 2 "Decoding Chinese Politics: Economy and Trade". Asia Society . Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[5] Zhong 钟, Zhao Yun 兆云 (2008). Yī shēng qiú zhēn: Jiāng Yī Zhēn zhuàn一生求真：江一真传[A Lifetime of Seeking Truth: The Biography of Jiang Yizhen] (1 ed.). 中共党史出版社. ISBN 9787509801222.

[6] 韩长赋出任新组建的农业农村部部长. sina (in Chinese). March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[7] Yi Yi (伊一) (December 26, 2020). 陈小江任国家民委主任唐仁健任农业农村部部长王文涛任商务部部长. ce.cn. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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