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Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norway)

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Formed
  
February 17, 1900

Headquarters
  
Oslo

Website
  
www.government.no

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Norway

Employees
  
190

Minister responsible
  
Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party)

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norwegian: Landbruks- og matdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established on February 17, 1900, and is responsible for agriculture, forestry and food in Norway. It is since October 2013 led by Minister of Agriculture and Food Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party). The department reports to the parliament (Stortinget).

Contents

Organisation

The ministry is divided into the following sections:

  • Political staff
  • Communication unit
  • Department of Administrative and Economic Affairs
  • Department of Forest- and Natural Resource Policy
  • Department of Food Policy
  • Department of Agricultural Policy
  • Department of Research, Innovation and Regional Policy

    • Political staff

  • Minister Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party)
  • State Secretary Hanne Blåfjelldal (Progress Party)

    • Subsidiaries

    Under the ministry there are four administrative agencies and two state-owned companies:

  • County Governor, or Fylkesmannen (official site) Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
  • Norwegian Agriculture Authority, or Statens landbruksforvaltning (official site) Authority for the agriculture industry.
  • Norwegian Food Safety Authority, or Mattilsynet (official site) Controls all aspects of food safety, including agriculture, import and trade.
  • Reindeer Husbandry Administration, or Reindriftforvaltningen (official site) Authority for the reindeer husbandry industry.

    • State enterprises:

  • Statskog (official site) Manages the state owned forests and natural property.

    • Limited companies:

  • Staur Farm, or Staur Gård (official site) A farm.

    • References

    Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norway) Wikipedia
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