Ministry of Agriculture of the
People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国农业部
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyèbù
Emblem of the People's Republic of China

Ministry of Agriculture HQ
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 1954
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction People's Republic of China
HeadquartersBeijing
Agency executive
  • Han Changfu, Minister of Agriculture
Parent agencyState Council
Websitehttp://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.

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
1Li ShuchengOctober 1949September 1954
2Liao Luyan (廖鲁言)September 19541966
post abolished
—acting Jiang Yizhen (江一真)
3Sha Feng (沙风)June 1970January 1978
4Yang Ligong (杨立功)January 1978February 1979
5Huo Shilian (霍士廉)February 1979March 1981
6Lin Hujia (林乎加)March 1981June 1983
7He Kang (何康)June 1983June 1990
8Liu Zhongyi (刘中一)June 1990March 1992
9Liu Jiang (刘江)March 1992March 1998
10Chen Yaobang (陈耀邦)March 1998August 2001
11Du QinglinAugust 2001December 2006
12Sun ZhengcaiDecember 2006November 2009
13Han ChangfuDecember 2009March 2018

References

  1. 1 2 Cheng, Wenting (2023). China in Global Governance of Intellectual Property: Implications for Global Distributive Justice. Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies series. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-031-24369-1.
  2. ↑ Harrell, Stevan (2023). An Ecological History of Modern China. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295751719.
  3. ↑ "全国人大经投票表决 决定韩长赋为农业农村部部长_网易新闻". news.163.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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