The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food () is a Norwegian ministry established on 17 February 1900, and is responsible for

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forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

and

food Food is any substance consumed by an organism for Nutrient, nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or Fungus, fungal origin and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, protein (nutrient), proteins, vitamins, ...

in Norway. It is since January 2019 led by Minister of Agriculture and Food

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(

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). The department reports to the parliament (

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Organisation

The ministry is divided into the following sections: * Political staff * Communication unit * Department of Administrative and Economic Affairs * Department of Forest- and Natural Resource Policy * Department of Food Policy * Department of Agricultural Policy * Department of Research, Innovation and Regional Policy

Political staff

* Minister

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( Progress Party) * State Secretary Hanne Blåfjelldal (Progress Party)

Subsidiaries

Under the ministry there are four administrative agencies and two state-owned companies: * County Governor, or ''Fylkesmannen''
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Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties. *

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, or ''Statens landbruksforvaltning''
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Authority for the agriculture industry. *

Norwegian Food Safety Authority Norwegian Food Safety Authority () is a Norwegian government agency responsible for safe food and drinking water, and works within the fields of human, plant, fish and animal health as well as environmentally friendly production and ethically a ...

, or ''Mattilsynet''
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Controls all aspects of food safety, including agriculture, import and trade. *

Reindeer Husbandry Administration The reindeer or caribou (''Rangifer tarandus'') is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. It is the only represent ...

, or ''Reindriftforvaltningen''
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Authority for the reindeer husbandry industry. State enterprises: *

Statskog Statskog is a Norwegian state-owned enterprise responsible for the management of state-owned forest and mountain real estate totaling approximately 20% of the area of Norway. About 5% of Statskog's land is productive forest while 80% is above th ...

official site
Manages the state owned forests and natural property. Limited companies: *

Staur Farm Staur Farm () is a farm located in Stange, Norway. It is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and operates both a facility for agricultural research, as well as a conference hotel in the mansion. The farm has of fields. The r ...

, or ''Staur Gård''
official site
A farm.

References

External links

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Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ministries established in 1900 1900 establishments in Norway