The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) was a
cabinet-level executive department of the
State Council which was responsible for
agriculture in China
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.
Areas of the ministry's responsibility included
agriculture
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and
environmental issues relating to agriculture,
fishery
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,
consumer affairs,
animal
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husbandry,
horticulture
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,
animal welfare
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,
food
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stuffs,
hunting
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and game management as well as
higher education
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and
research
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in the field of
agricultural science
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s. The ministry was headquartered in
Beijing
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.
The ministry was abolished in 2018, with its responsibilities being assumed by the newly created
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on March 19, 2018.
History
In 2007, the MOA issued a regulation on the protection of agricultural
geographical indication
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products.
These are defined as including plants, animals, and microorganisms.
In 2015, the MOA issued the Strategic Plan for Agricultural
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, providing state subsidies to enterprises that invested in various overseas locations.
In 2015, the MOA announced a zero-growth plan by 2020 for the use of
chemical fertilizers.
In 2016, MOA and
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signed an agreement to promote rural
e-commerce
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development.
Its responsibilities were assumed by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on March 19, 2018 as part of the
.
List of Agriculture Ministers
See also
*
China Association of Agricultural Science Societies
References
External links
Ministry of Agriculture official website
China Agriculture Information Website (webhost of Ministry Of Agriculture)
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Agriculture
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China
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Agricultural organizations based in China
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1949 disestablishments in China
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