Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food (Ukraine)

Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food (Ukraine)
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. On 29 August 2019 the ministry's function were taken over by the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture. On 17 December 2020 the ministry was resurrected.
Ministry 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.
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 - 1992 (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 - 1993
State Committee on Bread products: 1991 - 1993
Ministry of Agriculture and Food: 1992 - 1993
Ministry of Agriculture and Food: 1993 - 1998
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 - 1998
Ministry of Fishing: 1995 - 1997
Ministry of Agro-Industrial Complex (APK): 1997 - 2000
Committee of Food Industry
Committee on gardening, viticulture and wine industry
State Committee of Fishing: 1997 - 2000
State Committee in monopoly on production and circulation of alcohol, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products: 1998 - 2000
Ministry of Agrarian Policy: 2000 - 2011
Ukrainian State Concern in gardening, viticulture and wine industry: 2000–present
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.
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 disappearal of the ministry
On 29 August 2019, the appointed Honcharuk Government did not have a separate Ministry of Agriculture. The ministry function were taken over by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
In January 2020 President Volodymyr Zelensky stated the need to separate the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture. Early March 2020 the Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, Tymofiy Mylovanov refused to head a newly reestablish Ministry of Agriculture (because he did not agree with the economic policies of the new Shmyhal Government).
On 9 July 2020 Zelensky 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.
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
Food
Western Ukrainian People's Republic
Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets
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.
Transitional period
On 21 May 1991 Oleksandr Tkachenko was appointed as a State Minister on issues of Agrarian Policy and Food – Minister of Agrarian (Rural) Business of Ukraine (until 24 August 1991 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic).
Ukraine
See also
Ukrainian production-technological support of agriculture
Agrarian Fund
Grain elevators companies
Precision agriculture companies
Notes
References
External links
Official Website of Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food
Decree of the President of Ukraine № 1085/2010 (December 9, 2010) "About optimization of central authorities"
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Food safety organizations
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Agricultural organizations based in Ukraine