The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development ( es , Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural; SADER) is Mexico's

agriculture ministry 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 ...

. The current secretary under President

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who has been serving as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mexico ...

(AMLO), starting December 1, 2018, is

Víctor Villalobos Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula is an agricultural engineer with a specialty in agronomy who serves as the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) in the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO ...

History

The secretariat traces its roots to 1917, when it was established as the ''Secretaría de Agricultura y Fomento'' (Secretariat of Agriculture and Development). The name changed in 1946 to ''Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería'' (Secretariat of Agriculture and Ranching), in 1976 to ''Secretaría de Agricultura y Recursos Hidráulicos'' (Secretariat of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources), and again in 1994 to ''Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y Desarrollo Rural'' (Secretariat of Agriculture, Ranching and Rural Development). In 2000, the name changed to the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food ( es , Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación, SAGARPA). In December 2018, after the inauguration of

as president, SAGARPA became SADER.

Leadership

During the presidency of

Enrique Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto (; born 20 July 1966), commonly referred to by his initials EPN, is a Mexican politician who served as the 64th president of Mexico from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2018. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party ...

Enrique Martínez y Martínez Enrique Martinez y Martinez (born 10 November 1948 in Saltillo) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Revolutionary Institutional Party. He has served as Mexico's Ambassador to Cuba since 2016. He previously served as Governor of Coahui ...

served as the initial secretary. He left the post in 2015 to become Mexico's ambassador to Cuba and was replaced by José Eduardo Calzada Rovirosa, the former

Governor of Querétaro The governor of Querétaro is the chief executive of the Mexican state of Querétaro. According to the Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Queretaro, the exercise of executive power of the Mexican state, is deposited in one individual ...

Baltazar Hinojosa Ochoa Baltazar Manuel Hinojosa Ochoa (born September 13, 1963) is a Mexican-American politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and former Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food. He holds a bachelor' ...

finished out the Peña Nieto sexenio as the head of SAGARPA. Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez (2006–2009) and Francisco Javier Mayorga Castañeda (2009–2012) were the Agriculture Secretaries under

Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 a ...

. Mayorga Castañeda was also Agriculture Secretary during the administration of

Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006. After campaigning as a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist, Fox was elec ...

Previous designations

Since its creation, the current Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food has had the following names: * (1842–1917): General Directorate of Industry * (1917–1946): Ministry of Agriculture and Development * (1946–1976): Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG). * (1976–1994): Secretariat of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources (SARH). * (1994–2000): Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development (SAGAR). * (2000 – Present): Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA).

List of Secretaries of Agriculture of Mexico

Ministry of Agriculture and Development

* Government of

Venustiano Carranza José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920) was a Mexican wealthy land owner and politician who was Governor of Coahuila when the constitutionally elected president Francisco I. Madero was overthrown in a February ...

(1917–1920) ** (1917–1920): Pastor Rouaix * Government of

Adolfo de la Huerta Felipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor (; 26 May 1881 – 9 July 1955) was a Mexican politician, the 45th President of Mexico from 1 June to 30 November 1920, following the overthrow of Mexican president Venustiano Carranza, with Sonoran generals ...

(1920) ** (1920): Antonio I. Villarreal * Government of

Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) better known as Álvaro Obregón was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. A pragmatic centrist, natural soldier, and able politician, he became the 46th President of Me ...

(1920–1924) ** (1920–1924): Antonio I. Villarreal ** (1924): Ramón P. de Negri * Government of

Plutarco Elías Calles Plutarco Elías Calles (25 September 1877 – 19 October 1945) was a general in the Mexican Revolution and a Sonoran politician, serving as President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928. The 1924 Calles presidential campaign was the first populist ...

(1924–1928) ** (1924–1928): Luis L. León * Government of

Emilio Portes Gil Emilio Cándido Portes Gil (; 3 October 1890 – 10 December 1978) was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930, one of three to serve out the six-year term of President-elect General Álvaro Obregón, who had been assassinated in 1928. Since the ...

(1928–1930) ** (1928–1930): Marte R. Gómez * Government of

Pascual Ortiz Rubio Pascual Ortiz Rubio (; 10 March 1877 – 4 November 1963) was a first Mexican President of Mexico from 1930 to 1932. He was one of three Mexican presidents to serve out the six-year term (1928–1934) of assassinated president-elect Álvaro O ...

(1930–1932) ** (1930–1931): Manuel Pérez Treviño ** (1931):

Saturnino Cedillo Saturnino Cedillo Martínez (November 29, 1890 in Ciudad del Maíz, San Luis Potosí - January 11, 1939 in Sierra Ventana, San Luis Potosí) was a Mexican politician who participated in the Mexican Revolution and the Cristero War. He was governor ...

** (1931–1932): Francisco S. Elías * Government of

Abelardo L. Rodríguez Abelardo Rodríguez Luján, commonly known as Abelardo L. Rodríguez (; 12 May 1889 – 13 February 1967) was the Substitute President of Mexico from 1932 to 1934. He completed the term of President Pascual Ortiz Rubio after his resignation, ...

(1932–1934) ** (1932–1934): Francisco S. Elías * Government of

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(1934–1940) ** (1934–1935):

Tomás Garrido Canabal Tomás Garrido Canabal (September 20, 1891 – April 8, 1943) was a Mexican politician, revolutionary and atheist activist. Garrido Canabal served governor of the state of Tabasco from 1920 to 1924 and from 1931 to 1934. He was noted for his ...

** (1935–1937):

** (1937–1940): José E. Parrés * Government of

Manuel Ávila Camacho Manuel Ávila Camacho (; 24 April 1897 – 13 October 1955) was a Mexican politician and military leader who served as the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946. Despite participating in the Mexican Revolution and achieving a high rank, he cam ...

(1940–1946) ** (1940–1946): Marte R. Gómez

Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock

* Government of

Miguel Alemán Valdés Miguel Alemán Valdés (; 29 September 1900 – 14 May 1983) was a Mexican politician who served a full term as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952, the first civilian president after a string of revolutionary generals. His administr ...

(1946–1952) ** (1946–1952): Nazario S. Ortiz Garza * Government of

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines (; 30 December 1889 – 3 December 1973) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958, after winning the disputed 1952 elections as the candidate of the ruling Institutional Revoluti ...

(1952–1958) ** (1952–1958): Gilberto Flores Muñoz * Government of

Adolfo López Mateos Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Beginning his political career as a campaign aide of José Vasconcelos during his run for president, Lóp ...

(1958–1964) ** (1958–1964): Julián Rodríguez Adame * Government of

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños (; 12 March 1911 – 15 July 1979) was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés ...

(1964–1970) ** (1964–1970): Juan Gil Preciado ** (1970):

Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Samaniego (20 August 1908 – 4 April 1999) was a Mexican politician. He was secretary of agriculture (1970–1974) and governor of Chihuahua (state) (1974–1980). He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Part ...

* Government of

Luis Echeverría Luis Echeverría Álvarez (; 17 January 1922 – 8 July 2022) was a Mexican lawyer, academic, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who served as the 57th president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. Previously, ...

(1970–1976) ** (1970–1974):

** (1974–1976): Óscar Brauer Herrera

Secretariat of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources

* Government of

José López Portillo José Guillermo Abel López Portillo y Pacheco (; 16 June 1920 – 17 February 2004) was a Mexican writer, lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 58th president of Mexico from 1976 t ...

(1976–1982) ** (1976–1982): Francisco Merino Rábago * Government of

Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (; 12 December 1934 – 1 April 2012) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 59th president of Mexico from 1982 to 1988. Inheriting a severe economic an ...

(1982–1988) ** (1982–1984): Horacio García Aguilar ** (1984–1988): Eduardo Pesqueira Olea * Government of

Carlos Salinas de Gortari Carlos Salinas de Gortari CYC DMN (; born 3 April 1948) is a Mexican economist and politician who served as 60th president of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. Affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), earlier in his career he wor ...

(1988–1994) ** (1988–1990): Jorge de la Vega Domínguez ** (1990–1994):

Carlos Hank González Carlos Hank González (August 27, 1927–August 11, 2001), nicknamed ''El Profesor'' ("The Professor"), was a Mexican politician and businessman. Originally a teacher, he was an entrepreneur who built political contacts along with businesse ...

Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development

* Government of

Ernesto Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (; born 27 December 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He was 61st president of Mexico from 1 December 1994 to 30 November 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted 71-year line of Mexican presidents from t ...

(1994–2000) ** (1994–1995): Arturo Warman Gryj ** (1995–1998):

Francisco Labastida Ochoa Francisco Labastida Ochoa (; born 14 August 1942) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who became the first presidential candidate of his party to lose a presidential election, which h ...

** (1998–2000): Romárico Arroyo Marroquín

Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food

* Government of

(2000–2006) ** (2000–2005): Javier Usabiaga Arroyo ** (2005–2006): Francisco Mayorga Castañeda * Government of

Felipe Calderón Hinojosa Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy p ...

(2006–2012) ** (2006–2009):

Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic '' Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Alber ...

** (2009–2012): Francisco Mayorga Castañeda * Government of

(2012–2018) ** (2012–2015): Enrique Martínez and Martínez ** (2015–2018): José Calzada Rovirosa ** (2018):

Programs

* Plant Health (''Sanidad Vegetal'') – Prevention,

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, control, and eradication of

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References

External links

* Cabinet of Mexico

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