# Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Albania)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Albanian: Ministria e Bujqësisë dhe Zhvillimit Rural) 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)

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office |
| 1 | Pandeli Cale | 4 December 1912 | 15 September 1913 |
| 2 | Hasan Prishtina | 15 September 1913 | 10 October 1913 |
| 3 | Qemal Karaosmani | November 1913 | 22 January 1914 |
| 4 | Aziz Vrioni | 14 March 1914 | 20 May 1914 |
| 5 | Abdi Toptani | 28 May 1914 | 3 September 1914 |
| * | Sami Vrioni | 25 December 1918 | 29 January 1920 |
| 6 | Spiro Jorgo Koleka | 24 December 1921 | 30 May 1923 |
| 7 | Sejfi Vllamasi | 30 May 1923 | 25 February 1924 |
| 8 | Kostaq Kotta | 3 March 1924 | 27 May 1924 |
| 9 | Qazim Koculi | 16 June 1924 | 24 December 1924 |
| – | Kostaq Kotta | 1 February 1925 | 23 September 1925 |
| 10 | Musa Juka | 12 February 1927 | 20 October 1927 |
| 11 | Ferid Vokopola | 24 October 1927 | 20 June 1928 |
| – | Musa Juka | 20 June 1928 | 5 March 1930 |
| 12 | Jakov Milaj | 12 February 1943 | 28 April 1943 |
| * | Nexhip Basha | 11 May 1943 | 10 September 1943 |
| 13 | Gaqo Tashko | 4 July 1945 | 4 July 1950 |
| 14 | Iliaz Reka | 5 July 1950 | 5 September 1951 |
| 15 | Hysni Kapo | 6 September 1951 | 5 June 1955 |
| 16 | Maqo Çomo | 6 June 1955 | 1 December 1960 |
| 17 | Peti Shamblli | 1 December 1960 | 28 December 1965 |
| 18 | Pirro Dodbiba | 28 December 1965 | 25 April 1976 |
| 19 | Themie Thomai | 25 April 1976 | 1 February 1989 |
| 20 | Pali Miska | 2 February 1989 | 21 February 1991 |
| 21 | Ahmet Osja | 22 February 1991 | 10 May 1991 |
| 22 | Nexhmedin Numani | 11 May 1991 | 6 December 1991 |
| 23 | Zyhdi Pepa | 18 December 1991 | 13 April 1992 |
| 24 | Rexhep Uka | 13 April 1992 | 5 April 1993 |
| 25 | Petrit Kalakulla | 7 August 1993 | 23 August 1993 |
| 26 | Hasan Halili | 23 August 1993 | 10 July 1996 |
| 27 | Bamir Topi | 11 July 1996 | 1 March 1997 |
| 28 | Haxhi Aliko | 11 March 1997 | 24 July 1997 |
| 29 | Lufter Xhuveli | 25 July 1997 | 6 September 2001 |
| 30 | Agron Duka | 6 September 2001 | 10 September 2005 |
| 31 | Jemin Gjana | 10 September 2005 | 17 September 2009 |
| 32 | Genc Ruli | 17 September 2009 | 15 September 2013 |
| 33 | Edmond Panariti | 15 September 2013 | 13 September 2017 |
| 34 | Niko Peleshi | 13 September 2017 | 17 January 2019 |
| 35 | Bledar Çuçi | 17 January 2019 | 17 December 2020 |
| 36 | Milva Ekonomi | 18 December 2020 | 18 September 2021 |
| 37 | Frida Krifca | 18 September 2021 | 9 September 2023 |
| 38 | Anila Denaj | 12 September 2023 | Incumbent |