Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia)

The Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesian: Kementerian Pertanian) is a government ministry overseeing agriculture development in Indonesia. It is headed by a Minister of Agriculture, who is directly responsible to the President.[1]

Ministry of Agriculture
Kementerian Pertanian
Seal of the Ministry of Agriculture
Flag of the Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry overview
Formed19 August 1945 (1945-08-19)
JurisdictionGovernment of Indonesia
HeadquartersJalan Harsono R.M. No. 3
Jakarta Selatan 12550
Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Parent departmentCoordinating Ministry for Food Affairs
Websitewww.pertanian.go.id

History

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The Department of Agriculture was established on 1 January 1905 (1905-01-01) by the Dutch East Indies Government as Department of Agriculture (Dutch: Departement van Landbouw) in 1905. It was later renamed the Department of Agriculture, Industry, and Trade (Dutch: Departement van Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel) in 1911 and the Department of Economic Affairs (Dutch: Departement van Ekonomische Zaken) in 1934. During the Japanese occupation, agriculture affairs were handled by the Department of Industry, Military Government (Japanese: 軍政官武 産業部, romanizedGunseikanbu Sangyobu).[2]

After Indonesian independence, agriculture, trade, and industry were under the Department of Welfare in Indonesia's first cabinet. The first Welfare Minister was Soerachman Tjokroadisoerjo. The Ministry of Agriculture was officially formed on 6 September 1950. On the First Working Cabinet, the "Ministry of Agriculture" was renamed "Department of Agriculture". The name was reverted into the "Ministry of Agriculture" in 2009.[3]

Organization

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The Ministry of Agriculture structure followed its permanent constituting document, Presidential Decree No. 192/2024.[1]

  • Office of the Minister of Agriculture
  • Office of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture
  • General Secretariat
  • Directorate General for Agricultural Lands and Irrigation (Directorate General I)
  • Directorate General for Agricultural Facilities and Infrastructure (Directorate General II)
  • Directorate General for Food Crops (Directorate General III)
  • Directorate General for Horticulture (Directorate General IV)
  • Directorate General for Plantations (Directorate General V)
  • Directorate General for Livestock and Animal Health (Directorate General VI)
  • Inspectorate General
  • Agency for Agricultural Assemblies and Modernization
  • Agency for Agricultural Extension and Human Resource Development
  • Board of Experts
    • Senior Expert to the Minister on Agricultural Infrastructure
    • Senior Expert to the Minister on Trade and International Relationship
    • Senior Expert to the Minister on Agricultural Investment
    • Senior Expert to the Minister on Agricultural Environment
    • Senior Expert to the Minister on Interinstitutional Relationship, Regulation, and Bureaucracy Reform

References

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  1. ^ a b Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 192 Tahun 2024 tentang Kementerian Pertanian (PDF) (Presidential Decree 192) (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia. 2024.
  2. ^ "Sejarah Kementerian Pertanian" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ Direktorat Pengolahan; Deputi Bidang Konservasi Arsip (2019). Guide Khazanah Arsip Lembaga Negara RI (1945-2018). Jakarta: National Archives of Indonesia. pp. 203–206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

See also

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