Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Italy)
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policy ( it. Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, grocery store e Forestali ) is one of the ministries of the Italian Government. It has its headquarters in the Palazzo dell'Agricoltura in Via XX Settembre in Rome. Acting Minister Maurizio Martina.
History
The history of the Ministry goes back to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, from which in 1861 the Kingdom of Italy was born.
On December 7, 1847, the new Secretary of State for Public Works, Agriculture and Commerce was set up in Turin. In the train of the revolution of 1848 and the imposed Constitution Charles Albert ( Statuto Albertino ) the Secretaries of State were renamed ministries. On this occasion they told the Secretary of State for Public Works, Agriculture and Commerce in August 1848 in the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. The latter was beaten 1850 and the Department of the Navy, to the Ministry of Marine, agriculture and trade in 1852 was dissolved. These shifts and reversals were wanted above all to keep the interest of the long-time Minister and Prime Minister Camillo Benso di Cavour, the different parts of government affairs despite formal exchange office under his control.
In the train of the unification of Italy under the House of Savoy was born on 5 July 1860, Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Trade. As such it was, apart from a brief interruption 1877-1878, when it was divided into a Department of Agriculture and in a Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor until 22 June 1916. These ministries were in 1923 under Benito Mussolini in the new " Ministry of National Economy " on. On September 12, 1929 showed the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry from this. Under this designation it existed until 1993. During the time the Italian regions took over more and more skills, which is why the original tasks of the Ministry declined rapidly. For this reason it was abolished by referendum in 1993. This resulted in the problem that Italy at the European level as in the past could no longer involved in the common agricultural policy and no national coordinating authority was present. For this reason, the " Ministry for the Coordination of Agricultural Policy ", which was even renamed twice in the course until it received its present name was established in 2006 shortly after the referendum.
Tasks
Because of that primary jurisdiction of the Italian regions, the Ministry accepts mainly coordination tasks and the Representation of Italy to the European and international level in the fields of Agriculture and Forestry, Hunting and fishing, animal and environmental protection and nutrition and consumer protection. At the national level, the Ministry in the areas mentioned assumes all tasks that are not under the direct responsibility of the regions, provinces or municipalities.
Organization
The political leadership consists of the ministers and one or two Secretaries of State. The latter are in Italy No officials but politicians. The Ministry is divided into a management area and in three main divisions ( Dipartimenti ):
- Department of European and International Policy ( 2 sections )
- Department of Competition and Quality Policy (3 departments, 2 other organizational units)
- Department of Consumer Affairs and Fraud ( 2 sections )
There are also a number of scientific advisory boards and institutions and subordinate authorities. The Ministry has its own police department with the Corpo Forestale dello Stato. In addition, the Ministry is subject to an anti-fraud squad of the Carabinieri. The Coast Guard maintains a support command at the Ministry.