Council of Agriculture

Council of Agriculture of the
Republic of China
中華民國農業委員會
Zhōnghuá Mínguó Nóngyè Wěiyuánhuì
Logo of the Council of Agriculture

Council of Agriculture HQ
Agency overview
Formed 1912 (as Ministry of Basic Industries)
20 July 1984 (as COA)[1]
Preceding agencies
  • Agriculture Bureau
  • Council for Agricultural Planning and Development
Jurisdiction  Republic of China
Headquarters Zhongzheng, Taipei
Ministers responsible
Parent agency Executive Yuan
Website www.coa.gov.tw

The Council of Agriculture (COA) is the official government body in the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the Executive Yuan in charged with overseeing affairs related to agriculture, forestry, fishery, animal husbandry and food affairs.[3]

History

In 1912, the Ministry of Basic Industries was created after the establishment of the Provisional Government of the ROC. The ministry was in charge for agriculture, forestry, industry and commerce in China. After the Beiyang Government was established in the same year, the ministry was divided into two office, one is to oversee the agriculture and forestry, and the other is to oversee the industry and commerce. In 1914, the two offices reemerged to become the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. In 1925, the Ministry of Basic Industries was installed but renamed to Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery. In 1930, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery and Ministry of Industry and Commerce were combined to form the Ministry of Basic Industries. In 1938, the ministry was changed to Ministry of Economic Affairs with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry was placed under it. In 1940, the department was expanded to become Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. In 1941, the ministry was changed to Agriculture and Forestry Administration.

On the other hand, there was the Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction (JCRR) established in Nanking in 1948. After the Kuomintang's defeat in the Chinese Civil War in 1949, which saw the government evacuated to Taiwan, the JCRR moved there. That same year, the Department of Agriculture was created under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in which it was later renamed to Department of Agriculture and Forestry. In November 1981, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry was upgraded to Agriculture Bureau of the MOEA.

In 1978, the JCRR was changed to the Council for Agricultural Planning and Development (CAPD) under the Executive Yuan. On 20 July 1984, both of the CAPD and the Agriculture Bureau were merged to become the Council of Agriculture.[1]

Organization structures

  • Department of Planning
  • Department of Animal Industry
  • Department of Farmers’ Services
  • Department of International Affairs
  • Department of Science and Technology
  • Department of Irrigation and Engineering
  • Secretariat
  • Personnel Office
  • Accounting Office
  • Civil Service Ethics Office
  • Legal Affairs Committee
  • Petitions and Appeals Committee
  • Information Management Center[3]

Agencies

Agriculture and Food Agency
Forestry Bureau
Soil and Water Conservation Bureau
Taiwan Agricultural Research institute
Fisheries Research Institute
Taiwan Agricultural Chemicals and Toxic Substances Research Institute
  • Agriculture and Food Agency
    • North Region Branch
    • Central Region Branch
    • Southern Region Branch
    • Eastern Region Branch
  • Fisheries Agency
  • Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine
    • Keelung Branch
    • Hsinchu Branch
    • Taichung Branch
    • Kaohsiung Branch
  • Bureau of Agricultural Finance
  • Forestry Bureau
    • Luodong Forest District Office
    • Hsinchu Forest District Office
    • Dongshi Forest District Office
    • Nantou Forest District Office
    • Chiayi Forest District Office
    • Pingtung Forest District Office
    • Taitung Forest District Office
    • Hualien Forest District Office
    • Aerial Survey Office
  • Soil and Water Conservation Bureau
    • First Engineering Office
    • Second Engineering Office
    • Third Engineering Office
    • Fourth Engineering Office
    • Fifth Engineering Office
    • Sixth Engineering Office
  • Taiwan Agricultural Research institute
  • Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
  • Fisheries Research Institute
  • Taiwan Livestock Research Institute
    • Taitung Animal Propagation Station
  • Animal Health Research Institute
    • Animal Drugs Inspection Branch
  • Taiwan Agricultural Chemicals and Toxic Substances Research Institute
  • Endemic Species Research Institute
  • Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station
  • Miaoli District Agricultural Research and Extension Station
  • Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station
  • Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station
  • Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station
  • Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station
  • Tea Research and Extension Station
  • Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station
  • Preparatory Office of Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park[4]

Ministers

Lin Tsung-hsien, the incumbent Minister of Council of Agriculture.

Political Party:   Kuomintang   Democratic Progressive Party   Non-partisan/ unknown

№ Name Term of Office Days Party Premier
Minister of the Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
1 Jiang Menglin (蔣夢麟) October 1948August 1964 Kuomintang Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng I
Yu Hung-Chun
Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
2 Shen Tsung-han (沈宗瀚) August 1964May 1973 Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
3 Robert C. T. Lee (李崇道) May 1973March 1979 Chiang Ching-kuo
Sun Yun-suan
Minister of Council for Agricultural Planning and Development (since 16 March 1979)
1 Robert C. T. Lee (李崇道) March 1979August 1981 Sun Yun-suan
2 Chang Hsien-chiu (張憲秋) August 1981June 1984 Sun Yun-suan
Yu Kuo-hua
3 Wang You-tsao (王友釗) June 1984September 1984 Yu Kuo-hua
Minister of Council of Agriculture (since July 1984)
1 Wang You-tsao (王友釗) September 1984July 1988 Yu Kuo-hua
2 Yu Yu-hsien (余玉賢) July 1988November 1992 Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
3 Paul Sun (孫明賢) November 1992June 1996 Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
4 Tjiu Mau-ying (邱茂英) 10 June 199614 May 1997338 Lien Chan
5 Peng Tso-kwei (彭作奎) 15 May 19976 December 1999935 Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
— Lin Hsiang-nung (林享能) 6 December 199919 May 2000164 Kuomintang Vincent Siew
6 Chen Hsi-huang (陳希煌) 20 May 200031 January 2002621 Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
7 Fan Chen-tsung (范振宗) 1 February 20022 December 2002304 Democratic Progressive Party Yu Shyi-kun
8 Lee Chin-lung (李金龍) 3 December 200224 January 20061451 Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
9 Su Chia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) 25 January 200619 May 2008845 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang
Chang Chun-hsiung II
10 Chen Wu-hsiung (陳武雄) 20 May 20085 February 20121356 Kuomintang Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
11 Chen Bao-ji (陳保基) 6 February 201231 January 20161455 Kuomintang Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
12 Chen Chih-ching (陳志清) 1 February 201619 May 2016108 Kuomintang Chang San-cheng
13 Tsao Chi-hung (曹啟鴻) 20 May 20167 February 2017263 Democratic Progressive Party Lin Chuan
14 Lin Tsung-hsien (林聰賢) 8 February 2017Incumbent611 Democratic Progressive Party Lin Chuan
William Lai

Access

The council is accessible within walking distance West from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About COA". Council of Agriculture.
  2. ↑ "Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "About COA - Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.(Taiwan)". Eng.coa.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  4. ↑ "About COA - Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.(Taiwan)". Eng.coa.gov.tw. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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