Ministry of Agriculture (Brazil)

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Portuguese: Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária
Ministry overview
Formed	2 March 1861; 163 years ago (1861-03-02)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Federal government of Brazil
Headquarters	Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco D Brasília, Federal District
Annual budget	$9.97 b BRL (2023)[1]
Ministry executives	Carlos Fávaro, Minister Irajá Rezende, Executive-Secretary Neri Geller, Secretary of Agricultural Policy Carlos Goulart, Secretary of Agricultural Defense Renata Miranda, Secretary of Innovation, Sustainable Development, Irrigation and Cooperativism Roberto Perosa, Secretary of Trade and Foreign Affairs Naur Pontes, Director of the National Institute of Meteorology
Website	www.gov.br/agricultura/

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Portuguese: Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária, abbreviated MAPA) is a federal department in Brazil. The jurisdiction of this ministry is to formulate and implement policies for agribusiness development, integrating the aspects of market, technological, organizational and environmental care for the consumers of the country and abroad, promoting food security, income generation and employment, reducing inequalities and increasing social inclusion.

The Ministry was founded during the Brazilian Empire in 1860. Originally named Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios da Agricultura, Comércio e Obras Públicas, the body was extinguished in the early years of the First Brazilian Republic and re-established in 1906 as the Ministerio dos Negocios da Agricultura, Industria e Commercio.^[2] In 1930, it was renamed the Ministério da Agricultura.^[3]