Ministry of Agriculture (Brazil)

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, abbreviated MAPA) is a federal department in Brazil. The jurisdiction of this ministry is to formulate and implement policies for agribusiness development, integrating the aspects of market, technological, organizational and environmental care for the consumers of the country and abroad, promoting food security, income generation and employment, reducing inequalities and increasing social inclusion.

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply
Ministry overview
Formed28 July 1860
HeadquartersBrasília, Distrito Federal
Annual budgetR$ 10,5 billion (2015)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.agricultura.gov.br

The Ministry was founded during the Brazilian Empire in 1860. Originally named Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios da Agricultura, Comércio e Obras Públicas, the body was extinguished in the early years of the First Brazilian Republic and re-established in 1909 as Ministry of Agriculture.[2]

Agroenergy

Brazil is the world leader in producing agroenergy and the Ministry of Agriculture encourages policies which develop ethanol fuel production.[3]

See also
  • Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture
  • Ministry of Agrarian Development

References
  1. Portal Orçamento (October 2014). "Projeto de Lei Orçamentária para 2015" (PDF). Senado federal. p. 26. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. History of the Ministry of Agriculture (Portuguese) Archived 2015-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Brazilian Agroenergy Plan 2006-2011" (PDF). Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply. Embrapa Publishing House. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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