This Decree approves the Structure and the Demonstrative Table of Positions and Trust Functions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. This Ministry has the following responsibilities: agricultural policy, covering production, marketing and rural insurance; agricultural production and promotion, covering agriculture, livestock, agroindustry, agroenergy, rubber farming and, in conjunction with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, planted forests; agricultural information; agricultural defense and food safety; research in agriculture, livestock, agroforestry systems, aquaculture and agroindustry; conservation and protection of genetic resources of interest to agriculture and food; technical assistance and rural extension; irrigation and water infrastructure for agricultural production, subject to the competences of the Ministry of Integration and Regional Development; meteorological and climatological information for use in agriculture; sustainable rural development; conservation and management of soil and water, intended for the agricultural and livestock production process and agroforestry systems; good agricultural practices and animal welfare; cooperatives and associations in agriculture; rural energy and agroenergy, including rural electrification, etc.
巴西 · 2023-01-01