Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国农业农村部; Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyè Nóngcūnbù
Agency overview
Formed	March 19, 2018
Preceding agency	Ministry of Agriculture;
Type	Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)
Jurisdiction	Government of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Han Jun, Minister;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Deng Xiaogang; Ma Youxiang; Wu Hongyao; Zhang Xingwang;
Agency executives	Wu Qinghai, Leader of Discipline Inspection & Supervision Team; Wu Kongming, President of Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Zeng Yande, Chief Agricultural Expert; Li Jinxiang, Chief Vet; Zhang Tianzuo, Chief Shepherd; Wei Baigang, Chief Economist;
Parent agency	State Council
Website	english.moa.gov.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	中华人民共和国农业农村部
Traditional Chinese	中華人民共和國農業農村部
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyè Nóngcūnbù

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which is responsible for agriculture and rural affairs in the country. The ministry is headquartered in Beijing. It was formed on March 19, 2018, as the agency superseding the former Ministry of Agriculture.