Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia)


The Ministry of Agriculture is a government ministry which oversees the development of agriculture in Indonesia. It is headed by a Minister of Agriculture, who is directly responsible to President.

History

The Department of Agriculture was established on by the Dutch East Indies Government as Departement van Landbouw. It was later renamed Departement van Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel and Departement van Ekonomische Zaken.
Following Indonesian independence, agriculture, trade and industry were under the Department of Welfare in Indonesia's first cabinet. The first Welfare Minister was Soerachman Tjokroadisoerjo.

Organization

The Ministry of Agriculture is organized as one secretariat, eight deputies and two experts.