The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food () is the central executive authority of Ukraine in charge of country's agro-development. It is one of the oldest government agencies of Ukraine.
The ministry's activity is coordinated by the Cabinet of Ukraine. Ministry is the main authority in the system of central government responsible for national agricultural policy supervising and implementation including policy on agriculture and food security, public policy in the fields of fishery and fishery protection, use and reproduction of aquatic resources, regulation of fishery and maritime security, veterinary medicine, species protection, land related questions, mapping and surveying, forestry and hunting, surveillance (monitoring) in agriculture.
History
The precursor of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine was the General Secretariat of Land Affairs, established on June 15, 1917, under the Government (the First Vynnychenko government) of the Central Council of Ukraine. 100 years ago the Central Rada formed the first government of Ukraine (infographics) 100 років тому Центральна Рада створила перший уряд України (інфографіка), Radio Free Europe (28 June 2017)
List of names of the precursor of the ministry Ministry of Agriculture of the Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Fruits and Vegetables of the Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Rural Construction of the Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Meat and Milk Industry of the Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Food Industry of the Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Preparations of the Ukrainian SSR State Committee of the Ukrainian SSR on production and technical provision of agriculture Main Administration in gardening, viticulture and wine industry of the Ukrainian SSR State Agro-Industrial Committee of the Ukrainian SSR: 1986 - 1992About adopting regulations on the State Agro-Industrial Committee of the Ukrainian SSR. (part of the State Agro-Industrial Committee of the USSR) Kolhosps (along with the Council of kolhosps of the Ukrainian SSR) Ministry of Bread products of the Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Amelioration and Water Management of the Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Forestry of the Ukrainian SSR Ukrainian Administration in Fishing Ukoopspilka State Committee on Social Development of Village: 1991 - 1993About adopting regulations on the State Committee on Social Development of Village. State Committee on Bread products: 1991 - 1993Issues of the State Committee on Bread products.About adopting regulations on the State Committee on Bread products. Ministry of Agriculture and Food: 1992 - 1993Issues of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Ministry of Agriculture and Food: 1993 - 1998About adopting regulations on the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Administrations of agriculture and food Administrations of agriculture and food in raion state administrations Inspections on preparations and quality of agriculture products of regional state administrations Inspections of state technical supervision on status of agricultural vehicles in regional state administrations State Committee on gardening, viticulture and wine industry: 1994 - 1998Regulations on the State Committee on gardening, viticulture and wine industry. Ministry of Fishing: 1995 - 1997Regulations on the Ministry of Fishing. Ministry of Agro-Industrial Complex (APK): 1997 - 2000Regulations on the Ministry of Agro-Industrial Complex. Committee of Food IndustryRegulations on the Committee of Food Industry. Committee on gardening, viticulture and wine industryRegulations on the Committee on gardening, viticulture and wine industry. State Committee of Fishing: 1997 - 2000Regulations on the State Committee of Fishing. State Committee in monopoly on production and circulation of alcohol, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products: 1998 - 2000Regulations on the State Committee in monopoly on production and circulation of alcohol, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products. Ministry of Agrarian Policy: 2000 - 2011Issues of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. Ukrainian State Concern in gardening, viticulture and wine industry: 2000–presentOn creation of the Ukrainian State Concern in gardening, viticulture and wine industry.
State Committee of Agro-Industrial Business (As seen above) in 1985 the Ministry was transformed into the State Committee on Agrarian and Industrial Economy of Ukraine (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic). The head of the committee was Yuriy Kolomiets who at the same time was the first deputy chairman of the council of ministers of the Ukrainian SSR. Oleksandr Tkachenko and Viktor Sytnyk were the first deputies of Kolomiets.
The State Committee (also known as Derzhahroprom) included number of other ministries and its regional branches.About confirmation composition of the State Committee on Agrarian and Industrial Economy (Про затвердження складу Державного агропромислового комітету УРСР). Verkhovna Rada.30 December 1985 Ukrainian branch of the VASKhNIL Central administration on production and processing of plants Central administration of food industry Central administration on material and technical supply Central administration on human resources and external relations Central administration on fruit-vegetable economy and potatoes Central administration on production, preparation, and processing of products of animal husbandry Central administration on mechanization and electrification Central administration on capital construction project and reconstruction Forest Ministry Ministry of Amelioration and Water Management Ministry of Bread Products "Ukrholovrybhosp" Ukoopspilka Republican cooperative and state association on agrarian and industrial construction Republican of scientific and production association on agro-chemical servicing of agrarian business NASU Institute of Economy Department of agrarian production management (Ukrainian science and research institute of economy and organization of agrarian business of Aleksandr Schlichter) representatives of the Central administration of statistics (deputy chief), the Ministry of Finance (first deputy), the Derzhplan (first deputy director), the Derzhpostach (first deputy), the Ukrainian Office (Kontor) of Gosbank (deputy director) regional branches of all oblasts of Ukraine
2019—2020 and 2025-2026 mergers and restoration On 29 August 2019, the appointed Honcharuk Government did not have a separate Ministry of Agriculture. The ministry's functions were taken over by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.New Cabinet formed in Ukraine The Rada appointed the new Cabinet: Avakov and Markarova remained (РАДА ПРИЗНАЧИЛА НОВИЙ КАБМІН: АВАКОВ І МАРКАРОВА ЛИШИЛИСЬ), Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)
In January 2020 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the need to separate the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture.President: At most in September we will have a separate Minister of Agrarian Policy, Ukrayinska Pravda (9 July 2020) Early March 2020 the Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, Tymofiy Mylovanov refused to head the newly reestablished Ministry of Agriculture, as he did not agree with the economic policies of the new Shmyhal Government.Milovanov explained why he refused to work in the new government, Ukrayinska Pravda (5 March 2020)
On 9 July 2020 Zelenskyy predicted that "at maximum in September" Ukraine would have a separate Minister of Agriculture again. On 17 December 2020 the ministry was indeed resurrected with the appointment of Roman Leshchenko as Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food.
On 17 July 2025 the ministry was once again merged, becoming part of an integrated Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture.Parliament appoints Leshchenko as agricultural policy minister, Ukrinform (17 December 2020) One year later, on 16 July 2026, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy was restored as a separate agency, with Taras Vysotskyi being appointed its head.
Structure
Subordinate authorities
State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine State Agency of Land Resources of Ukraine State Agency for Forest Resources of Ukraine State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine State Agriculture Inspectorate of Ukraine
Subdivisions
Office of the support service of the Minister Office of Inner Audit Department of Legal and Legislative Work Anti-Corruption Sector Department of Economic Development of Agricultural Market Department of financial and credit policy and accounting Department of Foreign Economic Relations Department of Agriculture Department of livestock Department of food Department for technical support and Agricultural Engineering Department of Public Information, interaction with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and consideration of appeals Department of Personnel Department of the Control Department of Science and Education of Agro-industry and Rural Development Department of communication with media, PR and Information Office of Management of State Property Operational-regime Office Sector of Safety and Fire Safety.
Ministry commissions
Committee on Rural Development Commission of the development of agricultural market of Ukraine Committee on Land Relations
Scientific institutions
Agricultural higher education institutions Research institutions Subordinated organization Other institutions of Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food
Advisory structures
As an advisory structure, under the Ministry acts a Public Council. Its activities are governed by the Regulations of the Public Council. Chairman of the Public Council is Leonid Kozachenko, president of the All-Ukrainian public organization "Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation".
List of ministers Ukrainian People's Republic Land cultivation Name of ministry Name of minister Term of office Start End General Secretariat of Land Affairs Borys Martos June 1917 August 1917General Secretariat of Land Cultivation Mykhailo Savchenko-Bilskyi September 1917 December 1917 Bohdan-Oleksandr Zarudnyi December 1917 January 1918 Ministry of Bread Production Arystarkh Ternychenko January 1918 February 1918Ministry of Land Affairs Mykola Kovalevskyi February 1918 April 1918 Vasyl Kolokoltsov May 1918 October 1918 Volodymyr Leontovych October 1918 November 1918 Sergei Gerbel November 1918 December 1918 Mykyta Shapoval December 1918 February 1919 Eugene Archipenko February 1919 April 1919 Mykola Kovalevskyi April 1919 May 1920 Isaak Mazepa May 1920 November 1920
Food Name of ministry Name of minister Term of office Start EndGeneral Secretariat of Food Mykola Stasyuk June 1917 August 1917 Mykola Kovalevskyi November 1917 January 1918Ministry of Food Dmytro Koliukh January 1918 March 1918 Yuriy Sokolovskyi April 1918 October 1918 Ministry of Food Affairs Borys Martos December 1918 February 1919
Western Ukrainian People's Republic Name of ministry Name of minister Term of office Start End State Secretariat of Land Affairs Stepan Baran November 1918 December 1918 Mykhailo Martynets December 1918 Summer 1919
Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets Name of ministry Name of minister Term of office Start End People's Secretariat of Land Affairs Yevhen Terletskyi December 1917 March 1918 Vasyl Shakhrai March 1918 April 1918
In March–April 1918 with the help of Central Powers, Ukraine was liberated from Bolsheviks.
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic The following list relates to institutions of the previously created by Bolsheviks Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets.Ministry of Agrarian Economy of the Ukrainian SSR (Міністерство сiльського господарства УРСР). Central State Archives of Higher Bodies of Power and Administration of Ukraine.