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The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture (Agrárminisztérium) is a cabinet-level government department headed by the Minister of Agriculture. It was founded in 1848 as the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Trade


History

* 1848, founded as Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Trade (Földművelésügyi, Ipari és Kereskedelmi Minisztérium) * 1889, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture (Földművelésügyi Minisztérium) * 1919, briefly, People's Commissariat of Agriculture during the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic * 1967, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Mezőgazdasági és Élelmezésügyi Minisztérium) :The ministry added the duties from the Ministry of Foodstuffs (EM), the National Forestry Directorate-General (OEF) and the State Surveying and Cartography Office (ÁFTH) to the ministry's scope. :In 1988 the National Water Bureau was transferred from Agriculture to the newly created Ministry of Environment and Water. * 1990, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture (Földművelésügyi Minisztérium) :The scope of duties remained unchanged. * 1998, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium) * 2010, renamed as Ministry of Rural Development (Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium) :In 2011 the Ministry of Environment and Water was abolished and the duties returned to Agriculture. * 2014, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture (Földművelésügyi Minisztérium) * 2018, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture (Agrárminisztérium) :The scope of duties remained unchanged.


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Government ministries of Hungary Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Agricultural organisations based in Hungary {{Hungary-gov-stub hu:Agrárminisztérium