Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Albania)
| Ministria e Bujqësisë, Zhvillimit Rural dhe Administrimit të Ujërave | |
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 4 December 1912 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Albania |
| Headquarters | Skanderbeg Square 4, 1001 Tirana, Albania |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | bujqesia |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Albanian: Ministria e Bujqësisë dhe Zhvillimit Rural) is a department of the Albanian Government in charge of regulation of the economic activity in the agricultural sector of the country with a purpose of increasing the sector's production capacity.
The ministry is responsible for agriculture, rural development, food safety and consumer protection, fisheries and aquaculture, and waters administration. It was formed as the Ministry of Agriculture within the special cabinet created on 4 December 1912, right after the Declaration of Independence, with the first minister Pandeli Cale.