The Ministry of Rural Development and Food ( el, Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων) is the

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that oversees

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 ...

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. The incumbent minister is of

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History

The ministry was established in 2004 upon the inauguration of the

First Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis Kostas Karamanlis served as a Prime Minister of Greece for two consecutive terms. During his incumbency, the period 2004-2009, he formed two cabinets. The first Karamanlis Cabinet succeeded the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) cabinet of Co ...

, replacing the older Ministry of Agriculture.Υ 1/10.3.2004
/ref> It was demoted to the level of a sub-ministry within the Ministry of Productive Reconstruction, the Environment and Energy in the

First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras Following his victory in legislative elections held on 25 January 2015, the newly elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Antonis Samaras, his predecessor. A significant reshuffle took place on 1 ...

, before being restored as a full ministry in his second cabinet a few months later.

List of Ministers of Rural Development and Food (2004–2015)

List of Alternate Ministers of Rural Development and Food (January–September 2015)

List of Ministers of Rural Development and Food (since September 2015)

Agencies

* Plant Health Inspection Service * The Benaki Phytopathological Institute conducts research in

plant protection Crop protection is the science and practice of managing plant diseases, weeds, and other pests (both vertebrate and invertebrate) that damage crops and forestry. Crops include field crops (maize, wheat, rice, etc.), vegetable crops ( potatoes, ca ...

and

plant health Plant health includes the protection of plants, as well as scientific and regulatory frameworks for controlling plant pests or pathogens. Plant health is concerned with: *Ecosystem health with a special focus on plants *Tree health *The control of ...

. It was founded with a donation by

Emmanouil Benakis Emmanouil Benakis ( el, Εμμανουήλ Μπενάκης; 1843 in Ermoupoli, Syros – June 20, 1929 in Kifisia) was a Greek merchant and politician, considered a national benefactor of Greece. After studying in England, Benakis emigrated ...

and so is named after him.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rural Development and Food Government ministries of Greece Lists of government ministers of Greece

Agricultural organizations based in Greece 2004 establishments in Greece Ministries established in 2004