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
Formed19 March 2018 (2018-03-19)
Preceding agency
TypeConstituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)
JurisdictionGovernment of China
HeadquartersBeijing
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
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 agencyState Council
Websiteenglish.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

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国农业农村部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyè Nóngcūnbù) 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 19 March 2018 as the agency superseding the former Ministry of Agriculture. 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.[1]

History

On March 19, 2018, the Government of the People's Republic 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. That same day, Han Changfu was elected Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.[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 

List of ministers

No.NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
1Han Changfu19 March 2018December 2020[4]
2Tang Renjian26 December 2020Incumbent[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 Harrell, Stevan (2023). An Ecological History of Modern China. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295751719.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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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