Ministry of Agriculture (Taiwan)

Ministry of Agriculture
農業部
Nóngyè Bù (Mandarin)
Nùng-ngia̍p Phu (Hakka)

Ministry of Agriculture HQ
Agency overview
Formed1912 (as Ministry of Basic Industries)
1984 (as Council of Agriculture)[1]
2023 (as Ministry of Agriculture)
Preceding agencies
  • Agriculture Bureau
  • Council for Agricultural Planning and Development
JurisdictionGovernment of the Republic of China
HeadquartersZhongzheng, Taipei
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.moa.gov.tw

The Ministry of Agriculture (Chinese: 農業部; pinyin: Nóngyè Bù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lông-gia̍p-pō͘) of Taiwan, formerly the Council of Agriculture, is the ministry under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in charged with overseeing affairs related to agriculture, forestry, fishery, animal husbandry and food affairs.[2] CAO is actively participating various FAO-led activities.[3]

History

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In 1912, the Ministry of Basic Industries was created after the establishment of the Provisional Government of the ROC. The ministry was in charge for agriculture, forestry, industry and commerce in China. After the Beiyang Government was established in the same year, the ministry was divided into two office, one is to oversee the agriculture and forestry, and the other is to oversee the industry and commerce. In 1914, the two offices reemerged to become the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. In 1925, the Ministry of Basic Industries was installed but renamed to Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery. In 1930, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery and Ministry of Industry and Commerce were combined to form the Ministry of Basic Industries. In 1938, the ministry was changed to Ministry of Economic Affairs with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry was placed under it. In 1940, the department was expanded to become Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. In 1941, the ministry was changed to Agriculture and Forestry Administration.

On the other hand, there was the Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction (JCRR) established in Nanking in 1948. After the Kuomintang's defeat in the Chinese Civil War in 1949, which saw the government evacuated to Taiwan, the JCRR moved there. That same year, the Department of Agriculture was created under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in which it was later renamed to Department of Agriculture and Forestry. In November 1981, the Department of Agriculture and Forestry was upgraded to Agriculture Bureau of the MOEA.

In 1978, the JCRR was changed to the Council for Agricultural Planning and Development (CAPD) under the Executive Yuan. On 20 July 1984, both of the CAPD and the Agriculture Bureau were merged to become the Council of Agriculture.[1] In May 2022, the Executive Yuan approved the proposal to upgrade the council to the status of a ministry.[4] In May 2023 the Organization Act of the Ministry of Agriculture was passed by the Legislative Yuan.[5]

Organization structures

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  • Department of Planning
  • Department of Animal Industry
  • Department of Farmers’ Services
  • Department of International Affairs
  • Department of Science and Technology
  • Department of Irrigation and Engineering
  • Secretariat
  • Personnel Office
  • Accounting Office
  • Civil Service Ethics Office
  • Legal Affairs Committee
  • Petitions and Appeals Committee
  • Information Management Center[2]

Agencies

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Agriculture and Food Agency
Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation
Taiwan Agricultural Research institute
Fisheries Research Institute
Taiwan Agricultural Chemicals and Toxic Substances Research Institute

Ministers

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Political Party:   Kuomintang   Democratic Progressive Party   Non-partisan/ unknown

No. Name Term of Office Days Party Premier
Minister of the Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction
1 Jiang Menglin (蔣夢麟) October 1948 August 1964 Kuomintang Weng Wenhao
Sun Fo
He Yingqin
Yan Xishan
Chen Cheng I
Yu Hung-Chun
Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
2 Shen Tsung-han [zh] (沈宗瀚) August 1964 May 1973 Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
3 Robert C. T. Lee (李崇道) May 1973 March 1979 Chiang Ching-kuo
Sun Yun-suan
Minister of Council for Agricultural Planning and Development (since 16 March 1979)
1 Robert C. T. Lee (李崇道) March 1979 August 1981 Sun Yun-suan
2 Chang Hsien-chiu (張憲秋) August 1981 June 1984 Sun Yun-suan
Yu Kuo-hua
3 Wang You-tsao (王友釗) June 1984 September 1984 Yu Kuo-hua
Minister of Council of Agriculture (since July 1984)
1 Wang You-tsao (王友釗) September 1984 July 1988 Yu Kuo-hua
2 Yu Yu-hsien (余玉賢) July 1988 November 1992 Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
3 Paul Sun (孫明賢) November 1992 June 1996 Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
4 Tjiu Mau-ying (邱茂英) 10 June 1996 14 May 1997 338 Lien Chan
5 Peng Tso-kwei (彭作奎) 15 May 1997 6 December 1999 935 Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
— Lin Hsiang-nung (林享能) 6 December 1999 19 May 2000 164 Kuomintang Vincent Siew
6 Chen Hsi-huang (陳希煌) 20 May 2000 31 January 2002 621 Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
7 Fan Chen-tsung (范振宗) 1 February 2002 2 December 2002 304 Democratic Progressive Party Yu Shyi-kun
8 Lee Chin-lung (李金龍) 3 December 2002 24 January 2006 1451 Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
9 Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) 25 January 2006 19 May 2008 845 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
10 Chen Wu-hsiung (陳武雄) 20 May 2008 5 February 2012 1356 Kuomintang Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
11 Chen Bao-ji (陳保基) 6 February 2012 31 January 2016 1455 Kuomintang Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
12 Chen Chih-ching (陳志清) 1 February 2016 19 May 2016 108 Kuomintang Chang San-cheng
13 Tsao Chi-hung (曹啟鴻) 20 May 2016 7 February 2017 263 Democratic Progressive Party Lin Chuan
14 Lin Tsung-hsien (林聰賢) 8 February 2017 3 December 2018 663 Democratic Progressive Party Lin Chuan
William Lai
— Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) 4 December 2018 13 January 2019 40 William Lai
15 Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) 14 January 2019 31 July 2023 1659 Su Tseng-chang II
Chen Chien-jen
Minister of Agriculture (since August 2023)
1 Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) 1 August 2023 20 September 2023 50 Chen Chien-jen
— Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) 21 September 2023 20 May 2024 242 Chen Chien-jen
2 Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) 20 May 2024 Incumbent 182 Cho Jung-tai

Operations

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The Ministry of Agriculture is tasked with ensuring many aspects of Taiwan's food security including in the event of war, this includes ensuring a legally mandated three month supply of rice. Reserve food supplies are dispered around the country to make attacking them more difficult.[8]

Access

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The ministry building is accessible within walking distance West from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan.
  1. ^ a b "About COA". Council of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ^ a b "About COA - Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.(Taiwan)". Eng.coa.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  3. ^ https://eng.coa.gov.tw/ws.php?id=2505457 [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Cabinet Approves Plans to Upgrade Environment and Agriculture Agencies". ICRT. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. ^ Yuan-ting, Yang; Hetherington, William (17 May 2023). "Council of Agriculture upgraded". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. ^ "About COA - Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.(Taiwan)". Eng.coa.gov.tw. 2010-01-29. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  7. ^ Shu-min, Yang; Mazzetta, Matthew (23 January 2024). "Taiwan researchers unveil first locally-developed risotto rice". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. ^ Lee, Yimou; Blanchard, Ben. "Taiwan mapping out food plans in the event of war". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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