Formed 17 July 1948 | Jurisdiction Republic of Korea | |
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. It is headquartered in the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City. It was established as Ministry of Agriculture, with the founding of the First Republic of Korea in 1948.
Contents
- Mission
- History
- Organization
- Minister
- Spokesperson
- Inspector General
- Planning Coordination Office
- Rural Policy Bureau
- Agricultural Policy Bureau
- International Cooperation Bureau
- Livestock Policy Bureau
- Food Industry Policy Office
- References
The MAFRA is responsible for areas including crop insurance, land reclamation, agricultural statistics and the development of agricultural technology including genetically modified crops and environmentally friendly agriculture. It is also responsible for direct payments to rice farmers and for aspects of preparedness for natural disasters.
Mission
History
Organization
Minister
Spokesperson
Inspector General
Planning & Coordination Office
Policy Planning Bureau
Emergency & Security Planning Bureau
Rural Policy Bureau
Agricultural Policy Bureau
Food Grain Policy Bureau
International Cooperation Bureau
Livestock Policy Bureau
Food Industry Policy Office
Food Industry Policy Bureau
Marketing Policy Bureau
Customer & Science Policy Bureau
References
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (South Korea) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA