The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development () is a department of the Albanian Government in charge of regulation of the economic activity in the agricultural sector of the country with a purpose of increasing the sector's production capacity.
The ministry is responsible for agriculture, rural development, food safety and consumer protection, fisheries and aquaculture, and waters administration. It was formed as the Ministry of Agriculture within the special cabinet created on 4 December 1912, right after the Declaration of Independence, with the first minister Pandeli Cale.
History Since the establishment of the institution, the Ministry of Agriculture has been reorganized by joining other departments or merging with other ministries, thus making its name change several times.
Ministry of Agriculture (1912–1914) Ministry of Public Works and Agriculture (1921–1925), (1927) Ministry of Agriculture (1927–1928) Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1928–1930) Minister State Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry (1943) Ministry of Agriculture (1945–1953) Ministry of Agriculture and Collections (1953–1954) Ministry of Agriculture (1954–1992) Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1992–1998) Ministry of Agriculture (1998–2001) Ministry of Agriculture and Food (2001–2005) Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection (2005–2013) Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration (2013–2017) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (2017–current)
Subordinate institutions Agriculture Directorates (13) Directorate of Agricultural Production and Trade Policies Directorates of Irrigation and Drainage (4) Transfer Centers of Agriculture Technologies (QTTB) National Food Authority (AKU) Agency for Rural Agricultural Development (AZHBR) Institute of Veterinary and Food Safety (ISUV) Directorate of Fishery Service and Aquaculture National Tobacco Agency State Entity of Seeds and Saplings Institute of Technological Research State Water Inspectorate Agency for the Development of Mountainous Regions Regional Environmental Agencies Water Basin Agencies (6)
Officeholders (1912–present) 1Pandeli Cale4 December 191215 September 19132Hasan Prishtina15 September 191310 October 19133Qemal KaraosmaniNovember 191322 January 19144Aziz Vrioni14 March 191420 May 19145Abdi Toptani28 May 19143 September 1914*Sami Vrioni25 December 191829 January 19206Spiro Jorgo Koleka24 December 192130 May 19237Sejfi Vllamasi30 May 192325 February 19248Kostaq Kotta3 March 192427 May 19249Qazim Koculi16 June 192424 December 1924–Kostaq Kotta1 February 192523 September 19251012 February 192720 October 192711Ferid Vokopola24 October 192720 June 1928–20 June 19285 March 19301212 February 194328 April 1943*11 May 194310 September 1943134 July 19454 July 195014Iliaz Reka5 July 19505 September 195115Hysni Kapo6 September 19515 June 1955166 June 19551 December 1960171 December 196028 December 196518Pirro Dodbiba28 December 196525 April 197619Themie Thomai25 April 19761 February 198920Pali Miska2 February 198921 February 19912122 February 199110 May 199122Nexhmedin Numani11 May 19916 December 199123Zyhdi Pepa18 December 199113 April 199224Rexhep Uka13 April 19925 April 1993257 August 199323 August 199326Hasan Halili23 August 199310 July 199627Bamir Topi11 July 19961 March 19972811 March 199724 July 19972925 July 19976 September 200130Agron Duka6 September 200110 September 200531Jemin Gjana10 September 200517 September 200932Genc Ruli17 September 200915 September 201333Edmond Panariti15 September 201313 September 201734Niko Peleshi13 September 201717 January 201935Bledar Çuçi17 January 201917 December 202036Milva Ekonomi18 December 202018 September 202137Frida Krifca18 September 20219 September 202338Anila Denaj12 September 202319 September 202539Andis Salla19 September 2025 " Incumbent "
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See also Agriculture in Albania
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