The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ( es, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, MAPA), is the
department
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of the
Government of Spain
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responsible for proposing and carrying out the government policy on
agricultural
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...
,
livestock
Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animals ...
and
fishery
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 ...
resources,
food industry
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,
rural development
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and
human food
Humans eat various food substances for enjoyment and nutritional support. It is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. Omnivorous humans are hi ...
. The Ministry is responsible for assigning Veterinary Surgeons to carry out checks in regard to the issuing o
REGA Licences(''Registro de Explotación'') a requirement for the ownership of horses on Spanish property and small holdings.
Specifically, it corresponds to the MAPA the preparation of State legislation on
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 to ...
, fisheries and food; the proposal and carrying out of the general guidelines of the Government on agricultural, fisheries and food policies; the representation of Spain in the international organizations corresponding to these matters; as well as the coordination of actions, cooperation and agreement in the design and application of all policies that affect the scope of competences of the
autonomous communities
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and the other
public administrations, encouraging their participation through the cooperation bodies and instruments adequate.
Unlike most ministries, this one has not any Secretariat of State and it works through three bodies with the rank of Undersecretariat: the General Secretariat for Agriculture and Food, the General Secretariat for Fisheries and the Undersecretariat of the Ministry. The head of the Department is the Minister of Agriculture, currently Mr.
Luis Planas
Luis Planas Puchades (born 20 November 1952) is a Spanish labour inspector, diplomat and politician serving as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food since 2018. He has served as acting Minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service from ...
.
History
Early period
From the beginning of the 19th century, it is worth mentioning that under the reign of
Ferdinand VII
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, the work of promoting agriculture were carried out by the
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or the field of livestock, under the authority of the
Council of the Mesta.
The Royal Decree of 9 November 1832 created the
Secretariat of State and the Dispatch of General Development of the Realm and which had among its responsibilities the promotion of agriculture,
nurseries and breeding cattle,
gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits ...
and conservation of mountains and trees or
hunting
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and
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
. For this, it was made dependent on the Ministry the Department for Forestry Conservation and the Honorable Council of the Mesta.
The agriculture responsibilities remained in the Ministry of Development for nearly one hundred years. In 1870 there was already a Directorate-General for Public Works and Agriculture.
Finally, in 1900, after the split of
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, the Development Ministry was suppressed and the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, Commerce and Public Works was created to assume the rest of the responsibilities. However, five years later the Ministry of Agriculture is suppressed and the Ministry of Development recovered.
With the approval of Royal Decree of 3 November 1928, the
Ministry of National Economy was created, to which the Directorate-General for Agriculture was transferred along with the agricultural chambers, the agronomic council and the association of Cattle Ranchers and the services of Hygiene and Livestock Health.
Late period
By Decree of 16 December 1931, the
President of the Republic Niceto Alcalá Zamora re-created the Ministry, incorporating the Directorate-General for Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, from the Ministry of National Economy, and the Directorate-General for Mines and Fuels, the Directorate-General for Forestry, Fishing and Hunting and the Directorate-General for Livestock, from the
Ministry of Development.
As happened with the Ministry of Development, in 1933 the Ministry was divided into two: the Ministry of Agriculture and the
Ministry of Industry and Commerce. It was the first time that there was a Ministry dedicated exclusively to managing the agricultural affairs. The separation became final, except in the period from 25 September 1935 to 19 February 1936, when it assumed again the responsibilities of industry and trade.
The next big change would be made in 1981, when the ministry assumed the competencies on fisheries and was called Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food until 2008 when prime minister
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (; born 4 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Prime Minister of Spain being elected for two terms, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections ...
merged it with the
Environment Ministry and was renamed Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs.
The new government of
Mariano Rajoy
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renamed the department in 2011 as Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and since 2016 as Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment. In 2018, new prime minister
Pedro Sánchez
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who has been Prime Minister of Spain since June 2018. He has also been Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since June 2017, having pr ...
created again the
Ministry of Environment
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and this ministry recovered the 1981-2008 denomination. In 2020, the ministry lost its powers on
forestry
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.
Structure
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is organised in the following bodies:
*The General Secretariat for Agriculture and Food
**The Directorate-General for Agricultural Production and Markets
**The Directorate-General for Health of Agricultural Production
**The Directorate-General for Rural Development, Innovation and Agrifood Training
**The Directorate-General for the Food Industry
**The Deputy Directorate-General for Support and Coordination
**The Deputy Directorate-General for Agricultural Policy Planning
*The General Secretariat for Fisheries
**The Directorate-General for Sustainable Fisheries
**The Directorate-General for Fisheries Management and Aquaculture
**The Deputy Directorate-General for Management
**The Deputy Directorate-General for Legal Affairs and International Fisheries Governance
*The Undersecretariat of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
**The Technical General Secretariat
**The Directorate-General for Services and Inspection
**The Deputy Directorate-General for Analysis, Coordination and Statistics
**The Deputy Directorate-General for International Relations and European Union Affairs.
In addition, the department has four autonomous agencies:
*The
Food Information and Control Agency
The Food Information and Control Agency (, AICA) is the Spanish Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food autonomous agency responsible for managing the information and control systems of the olericulture, dairy and other markets that the ...
(AICA)
*The
Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund
The Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (, FEGA) is an autonomous agency of the Government of Spain, attached to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, whose main mission is to ensure that the funds from the European Agricultural Guara ...
(FEGA)
*The National Agency for Agricultural Insurance (ENESA)
*The
Junta Nacional de Homologación de Trofeos de Caza
The Junta Nacional de Homologación de Trofeos de Caza (JNHTC, en, National Board of Trophy Hunting Homologation) is the governing body for the control and assessment of trophy hunting in Spain, a branch of the Ministry of Agriculture. It was fou ...
(JNHTC)
List of Ministers of Agriculture
This are the ministers since 1931, to see the Ministers between 1900 and 1905 see
Ministry of Development (Spain)#List of Ministers.
*(1) Ministry of Agriculture
*(2) Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce.
*(3) Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Agriculture.
*(4) Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Labour
*(5) Ministry of Agriculture and Labour
*(6) Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
*(7) Ministry of the Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs
*(8) Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment
*(9) Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment
References
Spanish Cabinets at CSIC website
External links
Official website
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