Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vietnam)

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development
Ministry overview
Bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển Nông thôn
Formed	1995
Jurisdiction	Vietnam
Headquarters	Ha Noi
Minister responsible	Cao Đức Phát
Website	www.mard.gov.vn

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is a government ministry responsible for rural development and the governance, promotion and nurturing of agriculture and the agriculture industry, in Vietnam. The purview of the Ministry includes forestry, aquaculture, irrigation and the salt industry; it is also involved in water management and flood control.^[1]

The Ministry maintains 63 provincial department offices throughout Vietnam. The Ministry itself is located in Hanoi.

History

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has been developed since 1987 by the combination of different government ministries: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Food, combined to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry in 1987; the subsequent addition of the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Irrigation to form today's Ministry; as well as the addition of the Ministry of Fisheries in 2007. The Ministry was officially formed in 1995.^[2]

Organisation

The Ministry is organised into many work areas:^[2]

Organisations in charge of state management

Planning Department
Finance Department
Science, Technology and Environment Department
International Cooperation Department
Legislation Department
Personal and Organisation Department
Ministerial Inspection
MARD Office
Department of Cultivation
Plant Protection Department
Department of Husbandry
Veterinary/Animal Health Department
Agro-forestry Processing and Salt Industry Department
Forest Protection Department
Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST)
Aqua Exploiting and Protection Department
Department of Aquaculture
Water Resource Department
Dyke Management and Flood Control Department
Works/Construction Department
Cooperatives and Rural Development Department
National Agro-aqua-forestry Quality Assurance Department
Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries

Other

Information Technology and Statistics Centre
Centre for Clean Water and Sanitation
National Agriculture Extension Centre
Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper
Agriculture and Rural Development Magazine

References

↑ MARD, About MARD and Development
1 2 MARD, About MARD

External links

Government of Vietnam

Ministries	Agriculture and Rural Development Construction Culture, Sports and Tourism Defence Education and Training Finance Foreign Affairs Health Home Affairs Industry and Trade Information and Communications Justice Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Natural Resources and Environment Planning and Investment Public Security Science and Technology Transport

Ministry-level agencies	Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Government Inspectorate Government Office State Bank

Government agencies	Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Vietnam Social Security Vietnam News Agency Vietnam Television Voice of Vietnam

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