Ministry Of Agriculture And Forests (Bhutan)

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Bhutan
Minister responsible	Yeshey Penjor;

Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MOAF) is renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and is the ministry of Bhutan responsible to ensure sustainable social and economic well-being of the Bhutanese people through adequate access to food and natural resources.^[1]

Departments

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) is responsible for:

Department of Agriculture
Department of Livestock
Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives
National Biodiversity Center
Rural Development Training Centre

State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) affiliated to MOAF are:

Green Bhutan Corporation Limited
Farm Machinery Corporation Limited
Bhutan Livestock Development Corporation Limited

Minister

Dechen Wangmo Wangchuck (in 1985—1992 as Minister of Agriculture)
Sangay Ngedup (in 2003-2007 as Minister of Agriculture)
Pema Gyamtsho (in 2008-2013 as Minister of Agriculture and Forests)
Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji (around 2016^[2])
Yeshey Penjor (7 November 2018 - ...)

References

↑ "The Ministry | Ministry of Agriculture and Forests". http://www.moaf.gov.bt/aboutus/the-ministry/.
↑ Could Israel have diplomatic relations with Asia’s 'Forbidden Kingdom'?, The Jerusalem Post

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[1] "The Ministry | Ministry of Agriculture and Forests". http://www.moaf.gov.bt/aboutus/the-ministry/.

[jpost-2] Could Israel have diplomatic relations with Asia’s 'Forbidden Kingdom'?, The Jerusalem Post