Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (South Korea)

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA; Korean농림축산식품부; Hanja農林畜産食品部; RRNongnim Chucksan Sikpum-bu) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. It is headquartered in the Sejong Government Complex in Sejong City.[1] It was established as Ministry of Agriculture, with the founding of the First Republic of Korea in 1948.

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
농림축산식품부
農林畜産食品部
Nongnim Chucksan Sikpum-bu

MAFRA headquarters in Sejong
Agency overview
FormedMarch 23, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-23)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Agriculture (1948–1973)
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (1973–1987)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (1987–1996)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (1987–1996)
  • Ministry of Agriculture (1996–2008)
  • Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2008–2013)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersSeojong, South Korea
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Child agencies
WebsiteOfficial English Site
Former Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs logo

The MAFRA is responsible for areas including crop insurance, land reclamation, agricultural statistics and the development of agricultural technology including genetically modified crops and environmentally friendly agriculture. It is also responsible for direct payments to rice farmers and for aspects of preparedness for natural disasters.

Mission

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  • The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall administer affairs related to agriculture, livestock, foods, farmland, and irrigation, promotion of food industry, development of farming communities, and distribution of agricultural products

History

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  • 7 July 1948: Newly organized the Ministry of Agriculture
  • 29 March 1962: Removed the Local Society Bureau and newly organized the Rural Development Administration as an independent organization
  • 28 February 1966: Removed the Fisheries Bureau and newly organized the Korea Fisheries Service as an independent organization
  • 27 December 1966: Removed the Forestry Bureau and newly organized the Korea Forest Service as an independent organization
  • 28 March 1973: Changed the name of the ministry from the Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
  • 28 January 1974: Organized the Agricultural Statistics Office in each provinces, or Do's under the immediate control of the Minister
  • 2 November 1981:
    • Removed the post of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food
    • Maintained the part of Assistant Deputy Minister of Agricultural Administration; and the Assistant Deputy Minister of Food
  • 31 December 1986: Changed the name of the ministry from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries
  • 8 August 1996: Changed the name of the ministry from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to the Ministry of Agriculture
  • 29 March 2006: FTA-exclusive Free Trade Negotiation Department 2 was newly organized in the International Agriculture Bureau
  • 9 February 2007: Return-to-the-Soil Support Department and Livestock Resources Circulation Department were newly organized
  • 30 November 2007:
    • Changed the name of institutes:
      • from National Plant Quarantine Center to National Plant Quarantine Service; and
      • from Korea Seed and Variety Center to Korea Seed and Variety Service
    • Changed the name of bureaus:
      • from Investments and Loans Evaluation and Statistics Team to Policy Evaluation and Statistics Bureau
      • from Agricultural Structure Policy Bureau to Agricultural Policy Bureau
      • from Agricultural Circulation Bureau to Agricultural Circulation and Food Industry Bureau; and
      • from Livestock Bureau to Livestock Policy Bureau
  • 29 February 2008: Changed the name of the ministry from the Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  • 12 November 2012:
    • Newly formed the Agricultural Cooperative Marketing and Supply Support Team (a provisional team formed until October 31, 2015)
    • Changed the Four Major Rivers and Saemangeum Development Division to the Saemangeum Development Division
  • 23 March 2013:

Organization

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  • Organization: one vice minister, one deputy minister, two offices, four bureaus, eight policy bureaus, forty-three divisions (teams and officers) and five institutes
  • Quota: 3,237 people (538 people in the head office and 2,699 people in institutes)

Minister

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  • Policy Advisor to the Minister

Spokesperson

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  • Public Relations Division

Vice Minister

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Deputy Minister

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commissioner

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  • Audit and Inspection Officer

General Services Division

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Planning & Coordination Office

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Policy Planning Bureau
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  • Planning & Statistics Division
  • Budget & Evaluation Division
  • Administrative Management Division
  • Regulation Reform & Legal Affairs Division
  • Information Division
Emergency & Security Planning Bureau
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Rural Policy Bureau

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  • Rural Policy Division
  • Business & Human Resource Development Division
  • Rural Development Division
  • Rural Society Division

Agricultural Policy Bureau

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  • Agricultural Policy Division
  • Farmland Policy Division
  • Agricultural Financial Policy Division
  • Farm Income Stabilization Division
  • Agricultural Disaster Insurance Team
  • Agricultural Cooperative's Marketing & Supply Support Team
Food Grain Policy Bureau
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  • Food Grain Policy Division
  • Food Grain Industry Division
  • Rural Infrastructure Division
  • Saemangeum Development Division

International Cooperation Bureau

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  • General Division of International Cooperation
  • International Development & Cooperation Division
  • Agricultural Commerce Division
  • Quarantine Policy Division

Livestock Policy Bureau

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  • Livestock Policy Division
  • Livestock Management Division
  • General Division of Animan Health
  • Animal Health Management Division

Food Industry Policy Office

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  • National Food Cluster Team
Food Industry Policy Bureau
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  • Food Industry Policy Division
  • Food Industry Promotion Division
  • Food Service Industry Division
  • Export Promotion Team
Marketing Policy Bureau
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  • Marketing Policy Division
  • Horticulture Industry Division
  • Horticulture Business Division
  • Climate Change Response Division
Customer & Science Policy Bureau
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  • Customer Policy Division
  • Environment-Friendly Agriculture Division
  • Science & Technology Policy Division
  • Seed & Life Industry Division

Ministers

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Image Name Name (Korean) Took office Left office
61 Lee Dong-phil 이동필 11 March 2013 5 September 2016
62 Kim Jae-su 김재수 5 September 2016 3 July 2017
63 Kim Yung-rok 김영록 3 July 2017 15 March 2018
64 Lee Gae-ho 이개호 10 August 2018 30 August 2019
65 Kim Hyeon-soo 김현수 31 August 2019 10 May 2022
66   Chung Hwang-keun 정황근 10 May 2022 29 December 2023
67 Song Mi-ryung 송미령 29 December 2023 incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 94 Dasom2-ro, Government Complex-Sejong, Sejong-si 339-012, Republic of Korea"
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