Ministry of Agriculture (China)

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) was a cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which was responsible for agriculture in China.

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

Headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture
Agency overview
Formed29 September 1954
Dissolved19 March 2018
Superseding agency
TypeConstituent department of the State Council (ministerial-level)
Jurisdiction People's Republic of China
HeadquartersBeijing
Agency executive
  • Minister of Agriculture
Parent agencyState Council
Websitehttp://www.moa.gov.cn

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

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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 

In 2015, the MOA announced a zero-growth plan by 2020 for the use of chemical fertilizers.[3]: 157 

Its responsibilities were assumed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on March 19, 2018.[4]

List of Agriculture Ministers

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No. Name Took office Left office
1 Li Shucheng October 1949 September 1954
2 Liao Luyan (廖鲁言) September 1954 1966
post abolished
acting Jiang Yizhen (江一真)
3 Sha Feng (沙风) June 1970 January 1978
4 Yang Ligong (杨立功) January 1978 February 1979
5 Huo Shilian (霍士廉) February 1979 March 1981
6 Lin Hujia (林乎加) March 1981 June 1983
7 He Kang (何康) June 1983 June 1990
8 Liu Zhongyi (刘中一) June 1990 March 1992
9 Liu Jiang (刘江) March 1992 March 1998
10 Chen Yaobang (陈耀邦) March 1998 August 2001
11 Du Qinglin August 2001 December 2006
12 Sun Zhengcai December 2006 November 2009
13 Han Changfu December 2009 March 2018

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Massot, Pascale (2024). China's Vulnerability Paradox: How the World's Largest Consumer Transformed Global Commodity Markets. New York, NY, United States of America: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-777140-2.
  4. ^ "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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