Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesia)

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Ministry of Agriculture
Kementerian Pertanian
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Seal of the Ministry of Agriculture
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Ministry overview
Formed19 August 1945 (1945-08-19)
Jurisdiction Government of Indonesia
HeadquartersJalan Harsono R.M. No. 3
Jakarta Selatan 12550
Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Harvick Hasnul Qolbi, Vice Minister of Agriculture
Ministry executive
  • Momon Rusmono, Secretary-General
Website www.pertanian.go.id

The Ministry of Agriculture (Indonesian : Kementerian Pertanian) 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. [1]

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History

The Department of Agriculture was established on 1 January 1905 by the Dutch East Indies Government as Department of Agriculture (Dutch : Departement van Landbouw) in 1905. It was later renamed Department of Agriculture, Industry, and Trade (Dutch : Departement van Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel) in 1911 and Department of Economic Affairs (Dutch : Departement van Ekonomische Zaken) in 1934. During the Japanese occupation, agriculture affairs are handled by Department of Industry, Military Government (Japanese : 軍政官武 産業部, romanized: Gunseikanbu Sangyobu). [2]

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. Ministry of Agriculture was officially formed on 6 September 1950. On First Working Cabinet, the "Ministry of Agriculture" was renamed into "Department of Agriculture". The name was reverted back into "Ministry of Agriculture" in 2009. [3]

Organization

The Ministry of Agriculture structure followed its permanent constituting document, Presidential Decree No. 117/2022. The structure later expanded, recently, with Ministry of Agriculture Decree No. 19/2023.

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References

  1. "Peraturan Presiden RI Nomor 117 Tahun 2022 tentang Kementerian Pertanian". Presidential Decree No. 117 of 2022 (PDF) (in Indonesian). President of Indonesia.
  2. "Sejarah Kementerian Pertanian" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. Direktorat Pengolahan; Deputi Bidang Konservasi Arsip (2019). Guide Khazanah Arsip Lembaga Negara RI (1945-2018). Jakarta: National Archives of Indonesia. pp. 203–206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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