The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture ( pt, Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário e Agricultura Familiar, abbreviated MDA) is a

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. The MDA was established in 1999 to oversee

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in Brazil and promote sustainable practices. The agency oversees the Center for Agrarian Studies and Rural Development (NEAD) and the

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Ministry of Agrarian Development
. Accessed 20 September 2013. After taking office as Acting President,

Michel Temer Michel Miguel Elias Temer Lulia (; born 23 September 1940) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 37th president of Brazil from 31 August 2016 to 31 December 2018. He took office after the impeachment and removal from off ...

fused the ministry with the Ministry of Social Development. It was later recomposed by president

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist, and former metalworker who is the president-elect of Brazil. A member of the Workers' Party ...

in 2023. The incumbent minister is Paulo Teixeira.

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Official site
Agrarian Development

Brazil, Agrarian Development 1999 establishments in Brazil Agricultural organisations based in Brazil {{brazil-gov-stub

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