The Council of Agriculture (COA, ) is the official government body in the Republic of China (

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) under the

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in charged with overseeing affairs related to agriculture, forestry, fishery, animal husbandry and food affairs. CAO is actively participating various

FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

-led activities.

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 The Beiyang government (), officially the Republic of China (), sometimes spelled Peiyang Government, refers to the government of the Republic of China which sat in its capital Peking (Beijing) between 1912 and 1928. It was internationally r ...

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 Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction (JCRR; ) is a commission established in 1948 in mainland China. After the Chinese Civil War, the JCRR then moved to Taiwan, where its work has been widely credited with laying the agricultural b ...

(JCRR) established in

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in 1948. After the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

's defeat in the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...

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

. On 20 July 1984, both of the CAPD and the Agriculture Bureau were merged to become the Council of Agriculture. In May 2022, the

approved the proposal to update the council to become a ministry named Ministry of Agriculture.

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

Agencies

Agriculture and Food Agency The Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA; ) is the agency of the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) handling affairs related to agriculture in Taiwan. Organizational structure Operational divisions *Planning Division *Crop Production Div ...

** North Region Branch ** Central Region Branch ** Southern Region Branch ** Eastern Region Branch *

Fisheries Agency The Fisheries Agency (FA; ) is the agency of the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) responsible for all matters relating to fisheries. History In May 1998, the amendment of the Regulation for the Organization of the Council of Agricultu ...

Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Bureau ( ) may refer to: Agencies and organizations *Government agency *Public administration * News bureau, an office for gathering or distributing news, generally for a given geographical location * Bureau (European Parliament), the administrat ...

** Keelung Branch ** Hsinchu Branch ** Taichung Branch ** Kaohsiung Branch *

Bureau of Agricultural Finance Bureau ( ) may refer to: Agencies and organizations *Government agency *Public administration * News bureau, an office for gathering or distributing news, generally for a given geographical location * Bureau (European Parliament), the administrat ...

Forestry Bureau The Forestry Bureau () is an agency of the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan (ROC). History The Forestry Bureau was originally established in 1945 as the Office of Forestry Administration. In June 1947, the office was disbanded and the Forestry A ...

** 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 The Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB; ) is the agency of the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) with the main tasks of soil and water conservation, watershed management and erosion control. History SWCB was originally establish ...

** First Engineering Office ** Second Engineering Office ** Third Engineering Office ** Fourth Engineering Office ** Fifth Engineering Office ** Sixth Engineering Office *

Taiwan Agricultural Research institute The Taiwan Agricultural Research institute is a research institute in Taiwan under the auspices of the Council of Agriculture. History The Taiwan Agricultural Research institute (TARI) was founded in 1895 by the Japanese colonial powers. It is ...

Taiwan Forestry Research Institute The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI; ) a research institute under the Council of Agriculture of the Taiwan (ROC) dealing with forest. History Empire of Japan TRFI was originally established as a nursery on 6 January 1896 during the Ja ...

Fisheries Research Institute Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute The Taiwan Livestock Research Institute (TLRI; ) is a research center in Xinhua District, Tainan, Taiwan. It conducts research on animal breeding, physiology, nutrition and feeding techniques, animal waste treatment and utilization of byprod ...

** Taitung Animal Propagation Station * Animal Health Research Institute ** Animal Drugs Inspection Branch *

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* 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 The Tea Research and Extension Station (TRES; ) is the research and development center of Taiwan tea where scientists and tea masters conduct study, research and experiment to improve tea plantations, to develop new and better cultivars, to manuf ...

* Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station * Preparatory Office of Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park

Ministers

Political Party:

Access

The council is accessible within walking distance West from

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of the

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