• Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

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 government of China announced that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has been created at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress, superseding the Ministry of Agriculture. That same day, Han Changfu was elected Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. 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.
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.: 245  It also raised subsidies for rice, corn, and soybean growing.: 245 
In March 2023, it gained responsibilities related to rural science and technology from the Ministry of Science and Technology. It also absorbed the National Rural Revitalization Administration.




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.




List of ministers






See also


History of agriculture in China




References






External links


Official website

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