The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, it, Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali, italic=no or MiPAAF, is an
Italian government
The government of Italy is in the form of a democratic republic, and was established by a constitution in 1948. It consists of legislative, executive, and judicial subdivisions, as well as a Head of State, or President.
The Italian Constituti ...
department.
It was formed in 1946 as the Ministero dell'Agricoltura e delle Foreste ("Ministry of Agriculture and Forests"), and following the
referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
of 1993 became the Ministero per il Coordinamento delle Politiche Agricole ("Ministry for Co-ordination of Agricultural Policies"). It was reconstituted in the same year as the Ministero delle Risorse Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali ("Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Resources") and assumed the current form in 2006, after the organisational reforms of 2005.
The Ministry, based at the Palazzo dell'Agricoltura in Rome, produces and coordinates government policy on agriculture, forests, food and fisheries at national, European and international levels.
The current
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies is
Francesco Lollobrigida
Francesco Lollobrigida (born 21 March 1972) is an Italian lawyer and politician who has been the minister of agriculture since 22 October 2022.
Biography
Lollobrigida was born in Tivoli on 21 March 1972. He has a degree in law. He held various ...
.
Organisation
Ministry
*Segreteria Particolare del Ministro
*Servizio di Controllo Interno
*Ufficio di Gabinetto
**Ufficio del Portavoce del Ministro
**Segreteria Tecnica del Ministro
**Ufficio Legislativo
**Ufficio Rapporti Internazionali
**Consigliere Diplomatico
**Ufficio Studi
**Commissario ''ad Acta'' ex Agensud
Undersecretaries of state
Comando Carabinieri Politiche Agricole
The Comando Carabinieri Politiche Agricole is the department of the
Arma dei Carabinieri which develops extraordinary controls on :
# supply and use of subsidies in the agricultural, fisheries and
aquaculture sectors;
# withdrawing and sale of food products, including helping the poor and those in developing countries
National Council on Agriculture
Dipartimento delle Filiere Agricole e Agroalimentari (Di.F.Ag.)
Direzione Generale delle Politiche Agricole (Pol.Agr.)
*Pol. Agr. I - Affari Generali e Rapporti con il Dipartimento
*Pol. Agr. II - Linee Generali di Politica Agricola
*Pol. Agr. III - Settore del Lattiero-Caseario
*Pol. Agr. IV - Settore del Vino e dei Prodotti Vitivinicoli
*Pol. Agr. V - Settore dei Prodotti Ortofrutticoli e del Florovivaismo
*Pol. Agr. VI - Settore dell'Olio di Oliva
*Pol. Agr. VII - Settore dei Prodotti Zootecnici
*Pol. Agr. VIII - Settore dei Cereali, dello Zucchero e del Tabacco
*Pol. Agr. IX - Controlli FEOGA e Riconoscimento degli Organismi Pagatori
Direzione Generale della Trasformazione Agroalimentare e dei Mercati (Tr.Agr.)
*Tr. Agr. I - Affari Generali e Rapporti con il Dipartimento
*Tr. Agr. II - Regole di Concorrenza
*Tr. Agr. III - Politiche Agroalimentari
*Tr. Agr. IV - Settore Agroindustriale
*Tr. Agr. V - Accordi di Filiera
Direzione Generale della Pesca Marittima e dell'Acquacoltura (Pe.M.Acq.)
*Pe. M. Aqu. I - Affari Generali e Rapporti con il Dipartimento
*Pe. M. Aqu. II - Rapporti Internazionali
*Pe. M. Aqu. III - Conservazione Risorse Interne
*Pe. M. Aqu. IV - Piano Triennale della Pesca
*Pe. M. Aqu. V - Gestione ed Erogazione dei Fondi Comunitari
*Pe. M. Aqu. VI - Risorse Esterne, Controllo e Vigilanza
Dipartimento delle Politiche di Sviluppo (Di.Po.S.)
Direzione Generale dello Sviluppo Rurale (Pos.R.)
Direzione Generale per la Qualità dei Prodotti Agroalimentari (Q.P.A.)
Direzione Generale per la Tutela del Consumatore (D.T.C.)
Direzione Generale dell'Amministrazione (Amm.)
Central Inspectorate for quality control on food products
Corpo Forestale dello Stato
Corpo Forestale dello Stato
The State Forestry Corps (Italian: ''Corpo forestale dello Stato'' or ''CFS'') was a national police agency in Italy. It was established on 15 October 1822 by Charles Felix of Sardinia as Amministrazione forestale per la custodia e la vigilanza ...
(CFS; Italian for State Forestry Department)
Connected bodies
* Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura
* Istituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria
* Unione Nazionale Incremento Razze Equine
* Istituto di Servizi per Mercato Agricolo Alimentare
* Istituto Nazionale per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione
References
External links
Official site of the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole
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Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
Ministries established in 1946
Forestry in Italy
1946 establishments in Italy
Agricultural organisations based in Italy