The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (French: Ministre de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation) is a government department in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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. The ministry operates several programs in animal and vegetable production, fishing and commercial
aquaculture
Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. Nelu ...
, food processing and distribution, and storage and retail.
The ministry is overseen by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The current Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is
André Lamontagne, in his second term holding this position.
References
External links
Ministre de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation(in French)
Quebec government departments and agencies
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
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