Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (Bhutan)

Ministry of Agriculture and LivestockAgency 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

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

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