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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

農林水産省 Nōrin-suisan-shō
MAFF building
Agency overview
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (1881–1925, 1943–1945) Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1925–1943, 1945–1978)
Jurisdiction	Government of Japan
Headquarters	1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8950 Japan 35°40′26″N 139°45′07″E / 35.674°N 139.752°E / 35.674; 139.752
Employees	18,744
Ministers responsible	Ichiro Miyashita, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yasuhiro Ozato, State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shuichi Takatori, State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Child agencies	Forestry Agency Fisheries Agency
Website	maff.go.jp

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (農林水産省, Nōrin-suisan-shō) is a cabinet level ministry in the government of Japan responsible for oversight of the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries. Its acronym is MAFF. The current Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is Taku Etō.

History

The Constitution of the Empire of Japan provided for the creation of a Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (農商務省, Nōshōmu-shō), which was established in 1881, with Tani Tateki as its first minister. As an additional note, the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce was a division that served as the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

In 1925, the commerce functions were separated out into a separate Ministry of Commerce and Industry (商工省, Shōkō-shō), and the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (農林省, Nōrin-shō). The ministry was also given responsibility for oversight of the Factory Act of 1903, which provided regulations for work hours and worker safety in both industrial and agricultural industries.

From 1943 to 1945, when the Ministry of Commerce was abolished due to the nationalization of Japanese industry for the war effort of World War II against Allies of World War II, parts of that ministry reverted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which was again briefly named Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (農商省, Nōshō-shō).

In 1978, the name of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was expanded to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to better reflect the ministry's role in guaranteeing the Japanese public a safe food supply, and to protect producers and workers in the food production industries.

Organization

Internal Bureaus

• Minister's Secretariat (大臣官房)
• Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau (消費・安全局)
• Export and International Affairs Bureau (輸出・国際局)
• Crop Production Bureau (農産局)
• Livestock Industry Bureau (畜産局)
• Management Improvement Bureau (経営局)
• Rural Development Bureau (農村振興局)

Affiliated Agencies

• Forestry Agency (林野庁)
• Fisheries Agency (水産庁)

List of ministers

The following list below is a list of notable ministers appointed since 1976.

Functional activities

The primary function of the ministry is to set quality standards for food products, supervise commodity markets and food sales, and to undertake land reclamation and land improvement projects.

See also

• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Japan
• Agricultural Protectionism in Japan
• Japan Agricultural Cooperatives
• Office of Korea Rural Development
• Korea Forest Service
• Shokuiku
• Japan Racing Association

References

1. ^ "List of Ministers (The Cabinet) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet". Cabinet Secretariat.
2. ^ "THE ROLE OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES". Official Website of MAFF.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official website (in English)

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