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
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Agency overview
FormedSeptember 1954
Superseding agency
JurisdictionFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  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 cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which was responsible for agriculture in China.

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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

No.NameTook officeLeft office
1 Li Shucheng October 1949September 1954
2 Liao Luyan (廖鲁言)September 19541966
post abolished
acting Jiang Yizhen (江一真)
3 Sha Feng (沙风)June 1970January 1978
4 Yang Ligong (杨立功)January 1978February 1979
5 Huo Shilian (霍士廉)February 1979March 1981
6 Lin Hujia (林乎加)March 1981June 1983
7 He Kang (何康)June 1983June 1990
8 Liu Zhongyi (刘中一)June 1990March 1992
9 Liu Jiang (刘江)March 1992March 1998
10 Chen Yaobang (陈耀邦)March 1998August 2001
11 Du Qinglin August 2001December 2006
12 Sun Zhengcai December 2006November 2009
13 Han Changfu December 2009March 2018

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