Ministry of Agriculture (Russia)

The Ministry of Agriculture is subdivided into functional departments including the Federal Agency for Fishery and the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision. It was formed from the Russian SFSR branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 1990 and is headquartered in the Narkomzem Building in Krasnoselsky District, Moscow.

Oksana Lut has been Minister of Agriculture since 14 May 2024.

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:

n 1959, by order of Nikita Khrushchev the ministry was transferred from Moscow to Mikhailovskoye (Shishkin Les, Podolsk district, Moscow region). The USSR Ministry of Agriculture occupied the former Sheremetyev estate.; construction of a settlement for employees began, but three years later the ministry was returned to Moscow-

November 22, 1985 and all ministries were transformed into the State Agro-Industrial Committee of the USSR (Gosagroprom USSR).

On April 10, 1989, the State Commission of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on Food and Procurement was established on the basis of the State Agro-Industrial Committee of the USSR.

On July 14, 1990, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the RSFSR was established on the basis of the State Agro-Industrial Committee of the RSFSR.

From April 1 to December 1, 1991 — the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the USSR.

From November 15, 1991 to September 30, 1992 — the Ministry of Agriculture of the RSFSR / Russian Federation.

From September 30, 1992 to May 17, 2000 — the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Russian Federation.

From May 17, 2000 to the present — the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.