Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Albania)

{{Infobox government agency

| agency_name = Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

| nativename = Ministria e Bujqësisë, Zhvillimit Rural dhe Administrimit të Ujërave

| type = Department

| logo = Ministria e Bujqësisë dhe Zhvillimit Rural.svg

| image = Ministria_e_Bujq%C3%ABsis%C3%AB_dhe_Zhvillimit_Rural.jpg

| formed = {{Start date and age|1912|12|4|df=yes}}

| jurisdiction = Government of Albania

| headquarters = Skanderbeg Square 4, 1001 Tirana, Albania

| minister1_name = Anila Denaj

| website = {{url|bujqesia.gov.al}}

}}

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ({{Langx|sq|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.{{cite book |last1=Dervishi |first1=Kastriot |title=Historia e Shtetit Shqiptar 1912–2005 |date=2006 |publisher=Shtëpia Botuese "55" |isbn=99943-799-3-3 |pages=955}}

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.{{cite web|last=Albanian Ministry of Agriculture|title=History of the Ministry|url=http://www.mbumk.gov.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=11&Itemid=169&lang=en|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706071321/http://www.mbumk.gov.al/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=11&Itemid=169&lang=en|archivedate=2011-07-06}}

History

Since the establishment of the institution, the Ministry of Agriculture has been reorganized by joining other departments or merging with other ministries, thus making its name change several times.

Ministry of Agriculture (1912–1914)
Ministry of Public Works and Agriculture (1921–1925), (1927)
Ministry of Agriculture (1927–1928)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (1928–1930)
Minister State Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry (1943)
Ministry of Agriculture (1945–1953)
Ministry of Agriculture and Collections (1953–1954)
Ministry of Agriculture (1954–1992)
Ministry of Agriculture and Food (1992–1998)
Ministry of Agriculture (1998–2001)
Ministry of Agriculture and Food (2001–2005)
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection (2005–2013)
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration (2013–2017)
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (2017–current)

Subordinate institutions

Agriculture Directorates (13)
Directorate of Agricultural Production and Trade Policies
Directorates of Irrigation and Drainage (4)
Transfer Centers of Agriculture Technologies (QTTB)
National Food Authority (AKU)
Agency for Rural Agricultural Development (AZHBR)
Institute of Veterinary and Food Safety (ISUV)
Directorate of Fishery Service and Aquaculture
National Tobacco Agency
State Entity of Seeds and Saplings
Institute of Technological Research
State Water Inspectorate
Agency for the Development of Mountainous Regions
Regional Environmental Agencies
Water Basin Agencies (6)

Officeholders (1912–present)

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|{{underline|Name}}

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|Pandeli Cale

|4 December 1912

|15 September 1913

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|Hasan Prishtina

|15 September 1913

|10 October 1913

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|Qemal Karaosmani

|November 1913

|22 January 1914

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|Aziz Vrioni

|14 March 1914

|20 May 1914

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|Abdi Toptani

|28 May 1914

|3 September 1914

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|Sami Vrioni{{efn|name=fn2|Sami Vrioni served as delegate of public works, agriculture and trade.}}

|25 December 1918

|29 January 1920

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|Spiro Jorgo Koleka

|24 December 1921

|30 May 1923

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|Sejfi Vllamasi

|30 May 1923

|25 February 1924

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|Kostaq Kotta

|3 March 1924

|27 May 1924

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|Qazim Koculi

|16 June 1924

|24 December 1924

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|Kostaq Kotta

|1 February 1925

|23 September 1925

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|Musa Juka

|12 February 1927

|20 October 1927

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|Ferid Vokopola

|24 October 1927

|20 June 1928

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|Musa Juka

|20 June 1928

|5 March 1930

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|Jakov Milaj

|12 February 1943

|28 April 1943

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|Nexhip Basha{{efn|name=fn1|The title "Substitutive" (gheg albanian: Zavëndësisht), often using the acronym "Zav.", references to the temporary exercise of duty by an official who was not formally appointed by the prime minister but occupied the interim role of the vacant minister. These officials are labeled in the list with an asterisk.}}{{efn|name=fn3|Nexhip Basha served as deputy minister.}}

|11 May 1943

|10 September 1943

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|Gaqo Tashko

|4 July 1945

|4 July 1950

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|Iliaz Reka

|5 July 1950

|5 September 1951

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|Hysni Kapo