| Ministries and Agencies of the Government of Colombia  | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural | |
| Minister | Andres Felipe Arias Leiva |
| Vice-Minister | Fernando Arbelaez Soto |
| Established | 1934 |
| Succeeded by | incumbent |
| Responsibilities | Manage politics and policies related to agriculture, fishing and rural development. |
| Employees | N/A |
| www.mintransporte.gov.co Ministry/Agency Website | |
The Ministry of Agriculture of Colombia (Spanish: Ministerio de Agricultura) is the ministry under the President of Colombia in charge of the management and oversight of the Colombian agriculture.[1]
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Functions
The main functions of the ministry of Agriculture are; to formulate politics for the development of the Agricultural, fishing and rural development sectors. Manage the formulation of plans, programs and projects needed to develop these sectors, specially the rural areas of the country. The ministry must present plans and programs to the National Development Plan and prepare and present to the Congress of Colombia draft laws related to these sectors. The ministry of Agriculture must define with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the international negotiations related to these sectors. The Ministry is also entitled to create, organize, form and assign through resolutions duties to internal work groups and advising groups within the guidelines previously set.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b (Spanish) Colombian Ministry of Agriculture: Functions minagricultura.gov.co Accessed 20 September 2007.
