The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos (ກະຊວງ ກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ in

Lao language Lao, sometimes referred to as Laotian (, 'Lao' or , 'Lao language'), is a Kra–Dai language of the Lao people. It is spoken in Laos, where it is the official language for around 7 million people, as well as in northeast Thailand, where i ...

) is a ministry of the government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Its acronym is MAF. The

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 ...

and Forestry is

Lien Thikeo Lien Thikeo ( lo, ລຽນ ທິແກ້ວ) is a Laotian politician. He was Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulati ...

Departments

The ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is divided into several departments. * Permanent Secretary Office (PSO) * Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DOLF) * Department of Agriculture (DOA) * Department of Forestry (DOF) * Department of Inspection (DOIN) * Department of Irrigation (DOI) * Department of Organization and Personnel (DOAP) * Department of Planning and Finance (DoPF) * Department of Policy and Legal Affairs (DoPLA) * Department of Forestry (DOF) * Department of Forest Inspection (DOFI) * Department of Agricultural Extension and Cooperatives (DAEC) * Department of Agricultural Land Management (DALaM) * Council for Science and Technology (CST) * National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI)

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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF)Department of Agriculture (DOA)Department of Forestry (DOF)Department of Inspection (DOIN)Department of Irrigation (DOI)Department of Organization and Personnel (DOPer)Department of Planning (DOP)
* Department of agriculture Land Management (DLM)
Council for Science and Technology (CST)
Politics of Laos Political organizations based in Laos Laos Laos Forestry in Laos Agriculture in Laos Agricultural organizations based in Asia {{forestry-agency-stub