The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food ( no, Landbruks- og matdepartementet) is a

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established on 17 February 1900, and is responsible for

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forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

and

food Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is inge ...

in Norway. It is since January 2019 led by Minister of Agriculture and Food

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(

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). The department reports to the parliament (

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Organisation

The ministry is divided into the following sections: * Political staff * Communication unit * Department of Administrative and Economic Affairs * Department of Forest- and Natural Resource Policy * Department of Food Policy * Department of Agricultural Policy * Department of Research, Innovation and Regional Policy

Political staff

* Minister Sylvi Listhaug ( Progress Party) * State Secretary Hanne Blåfjelldal (Progress Party)

Subsidiaries

Under the ministry there are four administrative agencies and two state-owned companies: * County Governor, or ''Fylkesmannen''
official site
Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties. *

Norwegian Agriculture Authority Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

, or ''Statens landbruksforvaltning''
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Authority for the agriculture industry. *

Norwegian Food Safety Authority Norwegian Food Safety Authority ( no, Mattilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for safe food and drinking water, and works within the fields of human, plant, fish and animal health as well as environmentally friendly production a ...

, or ''Mattilsynet''
official site
Controls all aspects of food safety, including agriculture, import and trade. *

Reindeer Husbandry Administration Reindeer (in North American English, known as caribou if wild and ''reindeer'' if domesticated) are deer in the genus ''Rangifer''. For the last few decades, reindeer were assigned to one species, ''Rangifer tarandus'', with about 10 subsp ...

, or ''Reindriftforvaltningen''
official site
Authority for the reindeer husbandry industry. State enterprises: *

Statskog Statskog is a Norwegian state-owned enterprise responsible for the management of state-owned forest and mountain real estate totaling approximately 20% of the area of Norway. About 5% of Statskog's land is productive forest while 80% is above the ...

official site
Manages the state owned forests and natural property. Limited companies: *

Staur Farm Staur Farm ( no, Staur Gård) is a farm located in Stange, Norway. It is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and operates both a facility for agricultural research, as well as a conference hotel in the mansion. The farm has ...

, or ''Staur Gård''
official site
A farm.

References

External links

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Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

Ministry of Agriculture and Food 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 ...

Ministries established in 1900 1900 establishments in Norway