Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Colombia)
| Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
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| Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural | |
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| Pedro A López Building, headquarters of the Ministry since 1924. | |
| Ministry overview | |
| Formed | 24 June 1994 |
| Preceding Ministry | Ministry of Agriculture and Husbandry |
| Headquarters | Avenida Jiménez № 7-65 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Annual budget | COP$1,071,142,483,000 (est. 2010)[1] |
| Ministry executives | Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar, Minister Juan Camilo Salazar Rueda, Deputy Minister |
| Website | |
| www.minagricultura.gov.co | |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Spanish: Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural) is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia in charge of the management and oversight of the rural development and agriculture of Colombia.
[edit] Functions
The main functions of the ministry of Agriculture are; to formulate politics for the development of the Agricultural, fishing and rural development sectors. Manage the formulation of plans, programs and projects needed to develop these sectors, specially the rural areas of the country. The ministry must present plans and programs to the National Development Plan and prepare and present to the Congress of Colombia draft laws related to these sectors. The ministry of Agriculture must define with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the international negotiations related to these sectors. The Ministry is also entitled to create, organize, form and assign through resolutions duties to internal work groups and advising groups within the guidelines previously set.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ley de Presupuesto General de la Nación 2010, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, 2010, p. 31, http://www.minhacienda.gov.co/portal/page/portal/MinHacienda/haciendapublica/presupuesto/programacion/inicio/Ley2010/TOMO%200.pdf, retrieved 2010-08-18
- ^ (Spanish) Colombian Ministry of Agriculture: Functions minagricultura.gov.co Accessed 20 September 2007.
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Coordinates: 4°36′05″N 74°04′03″W / 4.60139°N 74.0675°W
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