The Minister of Agriculture (formerly the Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development) is a

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in the province of

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, Canada, responsible for Manitoba Agriculture. The ministry oversees provincial government activity in

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, agri-food, and the agri-product sector, as well as

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development. The current Minister of Agriculture is Derek Johnson of the Progressive Conservatives.

History

Some changes in the ministerial responsibilities have resulted in change to the name of the ministry.

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Manitoba Agriculture—officially the Department of Agriculture and Resource Development (ARD; )—is the department of the Government of Manitoba responsible for the Agriculture in Canada, agriculture and Natural resource, natural resources sect ...

(MAFRI), was created on 4 November 2003 when the Department of Agriculture and Food was merged with Rural Initiatives and Cooperative Development (both from the

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). On 3 May 2016, the

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government renamed the cabinet position as the "Minister of Agriculture". In late 2019, oversight of the agriculture portfolio merged with that of natural resource development and

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, thereby forming the new Ministry of Agriculture and Resource Development. Like, the remaining economic development and business portfolios of Growth, Enterprise and Trade formed the new Ministry of Economic Development and Training.

References

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External links

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Agriculture and Resource Development, Minister of

Minister_of_Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...