Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Agriculture is an executive state agency
within the government of the People's Republic of China
. Areas of responsibility includes agriculture
and environmental
issues relating to agriculture, fishery
, consumer affairs
, animal
husbandry, horticulture
, animal welfare
, food
stuffs, hunting
and game management as well as higher education
and research
in the field of agricultural science
s.
The ministry is headquartered in Beijing
.
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
within the government of the People's Republic of China
Government of the People's Republic of China
All power within the government of the People's Republic of China is divided among three bodies: the People's Republic of China, State Council, and the People's Liberation Army . This article is concerned with the formal structure of the state, its departments and their responsibilities...
. Areas of responsibility includes agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and environmental
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
issues relating to agriculture, fishery
Fishery
Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...
, consumer affairs
Consumer protection
Consumer protection laws designed to ensure fair trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors and may provide additional...
, animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
husbandry, horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
, animal welfare
Animal welfare
Animal welfare is the physical and psychological well-being of animals.The term animal welfare can also mean human concern for animal welfare or a position in a debate on animal ethics and animal rights...
, food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
stuffs, hunting
Hunting
Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
and game management as well as higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
and research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
in the field of agricultural science
Agricultural science
Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. -Agriculture and agricultural science:The two terms are often confused...
s.
The ministry is headquartered in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
List of Ministers
- Li ShuchengLi ShuchengLi Shucheng was a senior leader of Kuomintang, and a politician of the People's Republic of China.In 1921, the first National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in his house in Shanghai, thus the CPC was founded....
(李书诚): October 1949 – September 1954 - Liao Luyan (廖鲁言)
- Jiang Yizhen (江一真), acting
- Sha Feng (沙风)
- Yang Ligong (杨立功): 1978 – February 1979
- Huo Shilian (霍士廉): February 1979 – March 1981
- Lin Hujia (林乎加): March 1981 – June 1983
- He Kang (何康): June 1983 – June 1990
- Liu Zhongyi (刘中一): June 1990 – March 1992
- Liu Jiang (刘江): March 1992 – March 1998
- Chen Yaobang (陈耀邦): March 1998 – August 2001
- Du QinglinDu QinglinDu Qinglin is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He currently serves as vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference , and the director of United Front Work Department of Communist Party of China....
(杜青林): August 2001 – December 2006 - Sun ZhengcaiSun ZhengcaiSun Zhengcai is the CPC Secretary of Jilin province since November 2009. Prior to that, he served as Minister of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China. In July 1988, he joined the Communist Party of China. He has been a researcher of agricultural science in Beijing, and held many...
(孙政才): December 2006 – November 2009 - Han ChangfuHan ChangfuHan Changfu is the current Minister of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, and a former governor of Jilin province....
: December 2009 - current
See also
- Agriculture in the People's Republic of China
- Standardization Administration of ChinaStandardization Administration of ChinaThe Standardization Administration of China is the Standards organization authorized by the State Council of China to exercise administrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management, supervision and overall coordination of standardization work in China...
SAC - Ministries of ChinaMinistries of China-List of ministries of the People's Republic of China:There are 22 ministries in the State Council of the People's Republic of China.-Other agencies under the State Council:-See also:*State Council of the People's Republic of China-External links:**...