Organization:Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (Bhutan)

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Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Bhutan
Minister responsible
  • Yeshey Penjor

Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MOAF) is renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and is the ministry of Bhutan responsible to ensure sustainable social and economic well-being of the Bhutanese people through adequate access to food and natural resources.[1]

Departments

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) is responsible for:

  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Livestock
  • Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives
  • National Biodiversity Center
  • Rural Development Training Centre

State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) affiliated to MOAF are:

  • Green Bhutan Corporation Limited
  • Farm Machinery Corporation Limited
  • Bhutan Livestock Development Corporation Limited

Minister

  • Dechen Wangmo Wangchuck (in 1985—1992 as Minister of Agriculture)
  • Sangay Ngedup (in 2003-2007 as Minister of Agriculture)
  • Pema Gyamtsho (in 2008-2013 as Minister of Agriculture and Forests)
  • Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji (around 2016[2])
  • Yeshey Penjor (7 November 2018 - ...)

References

  1. ↑ "The Ministry | Ministry of Agriculture and Forests". http://www.moaf.gov.bt/aboutus/the-ministry/. 
  2. ↑ Could Israel have diplomatic relations with Asia’s 'Forbidden Kingdom'?, The Jerusalem Post




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