Ministry of Agriculture (Russia)
| Министерство сельского хозяйства Российской Федерации | |
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 Logo of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia | |
 Narkomzem Building, Ministry Headquarters | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Russia |
| Headquarters | Orlikov pereulok 1/11, Krasnoselsky District, Moscow 55°46′13.48″N 37°38′44.05″E / 55.7704111°N 37.6455694°E |
| Minister responsible | |
| Child agency | |
| Website | mcx.gov.ru |
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство сельского хозяйства Российской Федерации) is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for agricultural production, soil conservation, rural development, agricultural market regulation, and financial stabilization of the farm sector.[1]
The Ministry of Agriculture is subdivided into functional departments including the Federal Agency for Fishery and the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision. It was formed from the Russian SFSR branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 1990 and is headquartered in the Narkomzem Building in Krasnoselsky District, Moscow.
Oksana Lut has been Minister of Agriculture since 14 May 2024.
History
[edit]The first Imperial Russian ministry to deal with agricultural and rural issues was the Ministry of State Assets of the Russian Empire, formed in 1837. Successor ministries were:[2]
| Ministry of Cultivation and State Property of the Russian Empire (1894–1905) |
| Main Directorate for Land Use and Cultivation of the Russian Empire (1905–1915) |
| Ministry of Cultivation of the Russian Empire (1915–1917) |
| Ministry of Cultivation of the Provisional Government of Russia (1917) |
| People's Commissariat of Cultivation of the RSFSR (1917–1931) |
| People's Commissariat of Cultivation of the USSR (1929–1946) |
| People's Commissariat of Grain and Livestock State Farms of the USSR (1932–1946) |
| People's Commissariat of Procurement of the USSR (1938–1946) |
| People's Commissariat of Industrial Crops of the USSR (1945–1946) |
| Ministry of Cultivation of the USSR (1946–1947) |
| Ministry of Procurement of the USSR (1946–1953, 1953–1956, 1969–1985) |
| Ministry of Industrial Crops of the USSR (1946–1947) |
| Ministry of Livestock of the USSR (1946–1947) |
| Ministry of Agriculture of the USSR (1947–1953) |
| Ministry of State Farms of the USSR (1947–1953, 1953–1957) |
| Ministry of Cotton of the USSR (1950–1953) |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Procurement of the USSR (1953) |
| Ministry of Agriculture of the USSR (1953–1985) |
| Ministry of Grain Products of the USSR (1956–1958, 1985–1989) |
| State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR for Grain Products (1958–1961) |
| State Committee of Procurement of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1961–1969) |
| Ministry of Fruit and Vegetables of the USSR (1980–1985) |
| State Agroindustrial Committee (Gosagroprom) (1985–1989) |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the USSR (1991) |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the RSFSR (1990–1991) |
| Ministry of Agriculture of the RSFSR (1991) |
| Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (1991–1992, 1994) |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Russian Federation (1992–1993, 1994–2000) |
See also
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- People's Commissariat for Agriculture
- Agriculture in Russia
- Agriculture in the Soviet Union
- Agriculture in the Russian Empire
References
[edit]- ^ State Program of the Ministry of Agriculture (in Russian).
- ^ Volin, Шилов, Государственная власть.
Bibliography
[edit]- Volin, Lazar, Century of Russian Agriculture, From Alexander II to Khrushchev.
- Шилов, Д. Н. Государственные деятели Российской империи 1802—1917. С.-Петербург, 2002.
- Государственная власть СССР. Высшие органы власти и управления и их руководители. 1923—1991 гг. Москва, 1999.
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