Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Dutch: Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit; LNV) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for agricultural policy, food policy, food safety, fisheries, forestry, natural conservation and animal welfare. The Ministry was created in 1935 and in 2010 the department was merged with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and was named the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. The Ministry was reinstated in 2017; it is headed by the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Dutch: Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit), a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. The last official Minister was Henk Staghouwer he quit his job as Minister on September 5, 2022. Because he felt he didn't fit the job.[1] Currently (as of September 5, 2022) Carola Schouten is acting Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. She does this alongside her other Minister job.
It may be noted here that despite its small size, the Netherlands is the worlds' second exporter of agricultural products, after the United States.[2]
Dutch: Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit | |
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Formed | 2 September 1935; 88 years ago (1935-09-02) |
Jurisdiction | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Headquarters | Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, The Hague, Netherlands |
Employees | 1,000 |
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Website | Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality |