Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Albania)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ministria e Bujqësisë, Zhvillimit Rural dhe Administrimit të Ujërave
Department overview
Formed 4 December 1912[1]
Jurisdiction Government of Albania
Headquarters Tirana, Albania
Minister responsible
Website Official Website
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Albanian: Ministria e Bujqësisë dhe Zhvillimit Rural) is a department of the Albanian Government in charge of regulation of the economic activity in the agricultural sector of the country with a purpose of increasing the sector's production capacity.

The ministry is responsible for agriculture, rural development, food safety and consumer protection, fisheries and aquaculture, and waters administration.[2] It was formed as the Ministry of Agriculture within the special cabinet created on December 4, 1912, right after the decleration of Independence, with the first minister Pandeli Cale.[1]

History

Since the establishment of the institution, the Ministry of Agriculture has been reorganized by joining other departments or merging with other ministries, thus making its name change several times. This list reflects the changes made since 1992:

  • Ministry of Agriculture (Ministria e Bujqësisë) from 1992 to 1993
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Ministria e Bujqësisë dhe Ushqimit) from 1993 to 1998
  • Ministry of Agriculture (Ministria e Bujqësisë) from 1998 to 2001
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Ministria e Bujqësisë dhe Ushqimit) from 2001 to 2005
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection (Ministria e Bujqësisë, Ushqimit dhe Mbrojtjes së Konsumatorit) from 2005 to 2009
  • Ministry of Agriculture (Ministria e Bujqësisë) from 2009 to 2013
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration (Ministria e Bujqësisë, Zhvillimit Rural dhe Administrimit të Ujrave) from 2013 to 2017
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Ministria e Bujqësisë dhe Zhvillimit Rural) from 2017 – current

Subordinate institutions

  • Agriculture Directorates (13)
  • Directorate of Agricultural Production and Trade Policies
  • Directorates of Irrigation and Drainage (4)
  • Transfer Centers of Agriculture Technologies (QTTB)
  • National Food Authority (AKU)
  • Agency for Rural Agricultural Development (AZHBR)
  • Institute of Veterinary and Food Safety (ISUV)
  • Directorate of Fishery Service and Aquaculture
  • National Tobacco Agency
  • State Entity of Seeds and Saplings
  • Institute of Technological Research
  • State Water Inspectorate
  • Agency for the Development of Mountainous Regions
  • Regional Environmental Agencies
  • Water Basin Agencies (6)

Officeholders

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Albanian Ministry of Agriculture. "History of the Ministry". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
  2. ↑ Official Website of the Albanian Ministry of Agriculture Archived 2011-03-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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