Ministry of Agriculture (Russia)
| Министерство сельского хозяйства Российской Федерации | |
 Logo of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia | |
 Narkomzem Building, Ministry Headquarters | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Russia |
| Headquarters | Orlikov pereulok 1/11, Moscow 55°46′13.48″N 37°38′44.05″E / 55.7704111°N 37.6455694°ECoordinates: 55°46′13.48″N 37°38′44.05″E / 55.7704111°N 37.6455694°E |
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| Child agency |
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| Website | mcx.gov.ru |
The Russian Federation Ministry of Agriculture is the cabinet-level agency responsible for support of agricultural production, soil conservation, rural development, agricultural market regulation, and financial stabilization of the farm sector.[1]
In addition to being subdivided into functional departments, the ministry supervises the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision.
The current minister is Dmitry Patrushev.
History[]
The first Imperial Russian ministry to deal with agricultural and rural issues was the Ministry of State Assets of the Russian Empire, formed in 1837. Successor ministries were:[2]
| Ministry of Cultivation and State Property of the Russian Empire (1894–1905) |
| Main Directorate for Land Use and Cultivation of the Russian Empire (1905–1915) |
| Ministry of Cultivation of the Russian Empire (1915–1917) |
| Ministry of Cultivation of the Provisional Government of Russia (1917) |
| People's Commissariat of Cultivation of the RSFSR (1917–1931) |
| People's Commissariat of Cultivation of the USSR (1929–1946) |
| People's Commissariat of Grain and Livestock State Farms of the USSR (1932–1946) |
| People's Commissariat of Procurement of the USSR (1938–1946) |
| People's Commissariat of Industrial Crops of the USSR (1945–1946) |
| Ministry of Cultivation of the USSR (1946–1947) |
| Ministry of Procurement of the USSR (1946–1953, 1953–1956, 1969–1985) |
| Ministry of Industrial Crops of the USSR (1946–1947) |
| Ministry of Livestock of the USSR (1946–1947) |
| Ministry of Agriculture of the USSR (1947–1953) |
| Ministry of State Farms of the USSR (1947–1953, 1953–1957) |
| Ministry of Cotton of the USSR (1950–1953) |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Procurement of the USSR (1953) |
| Ministry of Agriculture of the USSR (1953–1985) |
| Ministry of Grain Products of the USSR (1956–1958, 1985–1989) |
| State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR for Grain Products (1958–1961) |
| State Committee of Procurement of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1961–1969) |
| Ministry of Fruit and Vegetables of the USSR (1980–1985) |
| State Agroindustrial Committee (Gosagroprom) (1985–1989) |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the USSR (1991) |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the RSFSR (1990–1991) |
| Ministry of Agriculture of the RSFSR (1991) |
| Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (1991–1992, 1994) |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Russian Federation (1992–1993, 1994–2000) |
See also[]
- People's Commissariat for Agriculture
- Agriculture in Russia
- Agriculture in the Soviet Union
- Agriculture in the Russian Empire
References[]
- ^ State Program of the Ministry of Agriculture (in Russian).
- ^ Volin, Шилов, Государственная власть.
Bibliography[]
- Volin, Lazar, Century of Russian Agriculture, From Alexander II to Khrushchev.
- Шилов, Д. Н. Государственные деятели Российской империи 1802—1917. С.-Петербург, 2002.
- Государственная власть СССР. Высшие органы власти и управления и их руководители. 1923—1991 гг. Москва, 1999.
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