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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vietnam)

Government ministry of Vietnam

Summary

Government ministry of Vietnam

Field	Value
agency_name	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
type	Ministry
nativename	Bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển Nông thôn
seal_width	190px
formed	14 November 1945
preceding1	Ministry of Agriculture (1945–1955)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1955–1960)
Ministry of Agriculture (1960–1971), Ministry of Farming (1960–1971)
Ministry of Ration and Food (1969–1981)
Central Committee of Agriculture (1971–1976)
Ministry of Agriculture (1976–1987), Ministry of Sea Fishery (1976–1981), Ministry of Forestry (1976–1995)
Ministry of Ration (1981–1987), Ministry of Food Technology (1981–1987), Ministry of Fishery (1981–2007)
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Technology (1987–1995)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (1995–present)
dissolved	18 February 2025
superseding	Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
jurisdiction	Government of Vietnam
headquarters	2 Ngoc Ha Street, Ngoc Ha Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
budget	21.141 billions VND (2018)
minister1_name	Lê Minh Hoan
deputyminister1_name	Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp
Nguyễn Quốc Trị
Trần Thanh Nam
Phùng Đức Tiến
Hoàng Trung
agency_type	Government Ministry
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1955–1960) Ministry of Agriculture (1960–1971), Ministry of Farming (1960–1971) Ministry of Ration and Food (1969–1981) Central Committee of Agriculture (1971–1976) Ministry of Agriculture (1976–1987), Ministry of Sea Fishery (1976–1981), Ministry of Forestry (1976–1995) Ministry of Ration (1981–1987), Ministry of Food Technology (1981–1987), Ministry of Fishery (1981–2007) Ministry of Agriculture and Food Technology (1987–1995) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (1995–present) Nguyễn Quốc Trị Trần Thanh Nam Phùng Đức Tiến Hoàng Trung

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD, ) was 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.

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

On 18 February 2025, the Ministry merged with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to form the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

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.

Organisation

The Ministry is organised into many work areas:

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 Department 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 Department of Fisheries

Other

Digital Transformation and Statistics Centre
National Agriculture Extension Centre
Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper
Agriculture and Rural Development Magazine
Agricultural Publishing House One Member Company Limited
Agribank

References

[http://xttmnew.agroviet.gov.vn/TestE/AboutMARD/History.asp MARD, About MARD and Development] {{webarchive. link. (17 January 2009)
(2025-02-18). "Chính phủ sau tinh gọn có 14 bộ". VnExpress.
MARD, About MARD

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